Travel &Tourism
Travel and Tourism, United States Highway, Lodgings
Tampa, Florida: L.H. Brown, Apr-35. The guide helps travelers across the country find accommodations and food with their carefully selected list of places. 18 pages. Each state, listed alphabetically, have the name and address of the recommended house and restaurants. The privately owned houses are all available to room at.....
Price: $85.00
Adventurer, Naturalist, Filmmaker, Social History, Africa
1930-1939. A collection of 15 various press photos from 1930-1939 from New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco papers. The photos focus primarily on Osa, but include some of the fatal plane crash of Martin. Seven (7) of the photos show Osa on excursions with animals, natives and scenery. All.....
Price: $225.00
Infrastructure, Railroads, Industry
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: H.G. Leisenring's Steam Printing House, 1867. First joint report to stockholders from three New Jersey and Delaware based transportation companies, illuminating early efforts to better connect the cities of New York and Philadelphia via innovative railway and canal lines. Includes a list of directors and officers of the.....
Price: $150.00
Vehicles,Carts,Buggies
Racine, Wisconsin: Fish Bros. & Co., 1890s. Folded advertising pamphlet for the Fish Bros' Road Chart, a "Light, Safe, Easy Riding, Two-Wheeled Road Vehicle". Includes illustrations of four different models with pricing, weight, and capacity. Markets the "Phaeton Road Cart" by saying that "ladies ride in it with as much.....
Price: $200.00
History of Kentucky,American Industry and Commerce
Frankfort, Kentucky: Frankfort Chamber of Commerce, 1930s. Illustrated tourism brochure for the capitol of the state of Kentucky, Frankfort, published by their Chamber of Commerce in the 1930s. Comprised largely of advertisements for local businesses, it provides a valuable snapshot into the area's local commerce at this time, and the.....
Price: $120.00
Campers and Trailers,The American Family Road Trip
Chicago, Illinois: Gilkie Camp Trailer Co., c.1930. Illustrated advertisement for the Gilkie Camp Trailer, offering American families "Comforts and Convenience" during camping trips, while also being collapsible to be easily and compactly towed behind the family car. Folding pamphlet measuring approx. 6.25" by 3" folded, with illustrations of the product.....
Price: $150.00
sulfur springs, resort, health resort
Greenbrier County, WV: Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Company, 1890. An investment brochure for The Greenbrier, a luxury health resort owned by the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Company. The resort is located in Greenbrier Country, WV, and was "styled as the Baden-Baden of America" (Baden is a famous spa town in.....
Price: $175.00
spa, tan, tanning beds, casino, hotel
Atlantic City, NJ: Chalfonte-Haddon Hall, [1930]. A single fold flyer, done in an art deco style, advertising Haddon Hall, a spa apart of the casino and resort known as Chalfonte-Haddon Hall. The cover of the flyer features a sun with its rays of light shinning down on two figures- a......
Price: $75.00
Germany, map, tourism, travel
Mayence, Germany: Joseph Halenza, 1867. 16 fold steel engraving by Friedrich Hirchenhein. Concertina panorama. Black stamped board. Date inferred by inscription. A wonderful panorama tourist map that depicts the Rhine River in Germany from th town of Mayence, otherwise known as Mainz, to Cologne. In the center of the map.....
Price: $350.00
Hotels,Tourism,Patriotism in Advertising
Washington, D.C. Hotel Powhatan, c.1920. Promotional booklet for the Hotel Powhatan, marketed to tourists visiting Washington, D.C. as "The Hotel of American Ideals". Includes photo-illustrations of the hotel's luxurious accommodations, and watercolor illustrations of colonial-era scenes to emphasize the theme. Offers guests a list of nearby attractions with hours, a......
Price: $200.00
Viewbook, die-cut rose, Isle of Wight.
London England: Joseph Myers, [1860]. A die-cut souvenir viewbook in the shape of a pink rose with green leaves, folding out to display 28 steel-engraved views, most of the Isle of Wight and environs. Printed in black and white on both sides with exception of the rose on front and.....
Price: $250.00
Cruises and Sailing Trips
Printed in the Netherlands-East Indies: Albrecht & Co. Batavia-Centrum, 1933. The January 1933 sailing schedule for "Java-China-Japan Lijn", a Dutch sailing company that catered to English-speaking tourists in Indonesia from Australia and America, throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Includes a list of travel agents for booking, and a full listing.....
Price: $225.00
Pasadena, Child Welfare, Entertainment
Pasadena, CA - Hotel Maryland: 1911. 32 pp. (unnumbered). Illustrated wraps. A two-evening performance with an extensive list of acts and performances to benefit the Pasadena Children's Training Society. As presented by F. M. Agostini and P. L. Lynwood. Heralding women on front cover heralding the festivities. The Program Synopsis.....
Price: $250.00
Camps and Camping,Resorts,Vacationing
Jackman Station, Somerset County, Maine: Lake Parlin House and Camps, 1940s. Photo-illustrated brochure for The Lake Parlin House, a resort on the shores of Lake Parlin, Maine. Markets itself to American families as "A Modern Hotel in the Heart of Maine's Wild Woods", with both modern amenities and rustic charm.....
Price: $150.00
Vacation Brochures,Lake Champlain, American Travel and Tourism
Port Henry, New York: Lake Shore Cottages, c.1940. Printed vacation brochure advertising the Lake Shore Cottages, "A Summer Paradise" located on the shore of Lake Champlain near Port Henry, New York. Major selling points appear to be outdoor recreation, fresh milk supplied from a local dairy farm, "Sanitary Plumbing", refrigerators.....
Price: $150.00
Historical Memorabilia, St Paul, Pictorial Maps
St. Paul Minnesota: 1903. A 21 3/4" x 33" illustrated historical map and tableau. It includes a street map of Water Street through fourth St. and Wabasha through Robert St. Information on the First Chapel 1841, the Cathedral, St. Peter's Church at Mendota, Mgr. A. Ravouz, Our Benefactors and much.....
Price: $150.00
correspondence, bath house, dipsy baths, travel and tourism, letterhead,
Kennebunk Beach, ME: 4-Sep-25. A brief letter written on a letterhead from The Dipsy Baths in Kennebunk Beach, ME. A printed black and white photograph of the bathhouses with an American Flags blowing in the wind and several cars in front. The letter is written to Hiram from an unknown.....
Price: $60.00
Mt. Washington, Tip Top House, engraving, lettersheet, hotel, observatory, New Hampshire
South Hadley, MA: Carew Manufacturing Company, July 28, 1857. An unused lettersheet which features a detailed engraving of the of the Tip Top House, a famous hotel found at the summit of Mt. Washington, in Sargent's Purchase, NH. The engraving shows an active hotel with numerous men on horses and.....
Price: $85.00
Menu, Long Island, Seafood
Huntington Station, LI, NY: c1930s. A comprehensive menu featuring 17 categories of fare. The specials are Scallops and Soft Shell Crabs in Season. The most expensive menu item is a Porterhouse for 2 at $3.00. Oysters and Clams were served 14 ways. Promotes first class service and no dogs allowed.....
Price: $50.00
Ships, Manuscript, Drawings, Transportation
c1928. A hand crafted paper book with 24 leaves. It includes 10 watercolors of ships throughout the ages from the first log canoe to a 1920s passenger liner. Each full page watercolor is accompanied by an informational narrative. The center of the book includes a center-fold of a printed illustration.....
Price: $575.00
boat, ship, mileage, transportation, journal, code, myer's code, flag signal, Massachusetts
Boston, MA: F. W. Barry, Beale & Co., 1911. An unknown boatman's journal detailing the mileage, expenses, and trips taken on a launch (an open motor boat) named Polaris. The journal has been divided into several sections, with one side of the journal being used as a "Mileage and Cash".....
Price: $175.00
menus, Tremont House
Single-fold menu with illustration of the exterior of the establishment and surrounding street scenes on front cover. The menu is for September 19, 1886 and features a wide array including various Soup, Fish, Cold, Entrees, Vegetables, Pastry and Dessert. Also includes a comprehensive wine list. Reverse is blank. Measures 5.....
Price: $95.00
Menu, Travel and Tourism, Social History
New Castle, NH: 1910. An 8" x 5 3/4" menu card from the Hotel Wentworth, New Castle, NH. August 7, 1910. The menu side of the card has a gold embossed logo at top with gold border trim. Fare is extensive and includes Fresh Lobster a la Newburg, Broiled Sweetbreads.....
Price: $125.00
menus
New York: c. 1911. The cover page provides historical information on the two venues opening to to the menu page and wine list. Each with appropriate vignette at top. The pages then open at center to reveal exterior views of the two locations. 7" x 10" light wear.
Price: $75.00