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- AVM Election System Guidebook, 1965-1982 -

- 1965-1982
- Collections - Artifact
AVM Election System Guidebook, 1965-1982
- III Olympic Winter Games, Lake Placid, New York, February 4-13, 1932 -

- 04 February 1932-13 February 1932
- Collections - Artifact
III Olympic Winter Games, Lake Placid, New York, February 4-13, 1932
- Hobbs Guide for the Santa Fe Trail from Los Angeles to Denver, 1932 - Howard F. Hobbs published a series of travel guides that gave "helpful, honest information not obtainable from any other source." The guides contained a map and road surface quality charts. Also helpful were lists of local hotels, cottages, auto camps, and mechanical services and dealerships. This 1932 guide covered the Old Santa Fe Trail from Los Angeles to Denver.

- 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Hobbs Guide for the Santa Fe Trail from Los Angeles to Denver, 1932
Howard F. Hobbs published a series of travel guides that gave "helpful, honest information not obtainable from any other source." The guides contained a map and road surface quality charts. Also helpful were lists of local hotels, cottages, auto camps, and mechanical services and dealerships. This 1932 guide covered the Old Santa Fe Trail from Los Angeles to Denver.
- Travel Guidebook, "Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks," 1933 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Early tourists reached Yellowstone by railroads like the Union Pacific, producer of this guidebook. The increasing popularity of automobiles spelled the decline of Yellowstone-bound trains. The more than 4/5 of travelers that had gone by rail in 1915 had been reduced to about 1/8 by 1930.

- 1933
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Travel Guidebook, "Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks," 1933
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Early tourists reached Yellowstone by railroads like the Union Pacific, producer of this guidebook. The increasing popularity of automobiles spelled the decline of Yellowstone-bound trains. The more than 4/5 of travelers that had gone by rail in 1915 had been reduced to about 1/8 by 1930.
- "Trails and Automobile Drives, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona," August 1929 -

- August 01, 1929
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"Trails and Automobile Drives, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona," August 1929
- Schedule, Map, and Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 1926 -

- 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Schedule, Map, and Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 1926
- A Treasury of World's Fair and New York Attractions, 1964 - For its pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company brought in Walt Disney to design a "unique and memorable entertainment adventure" that would outshine its competitors. This became the Magic Skyway ride, billed as "an exciting ride in a Company-built convertible through a fantasy of the past and future in 12 minutes."

- 1964-1965
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A Treasury of World's Fair and New York Attractions, 1964
For its pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company brought in Walt Disney to design a "unique and memorable entertainment adventure" that would outshine its competitors. This became the Magic Skyway ride, billed as "an exciting ride in a Company-built convertible through a fantasy of the past and future in 12 minutes."
- Photographs of World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 - More than 25 million visitors attended the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. The fair celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's landing in America. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos to help relive their experience at the exposition. This souvenir photo book contains pages of images of the buildings, grounds, and other sights fairgoers experienced during their visit.

- 1893
- Collections - Artifact
Photographs of World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
More than 25 million visitors attended the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. The fair celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's landing in America. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos to help relive their experience at the exposition. This souvenir photo book contains pages of images of the buildings, grounds, and other sights fairgoers experienced during their visit.
- "Lincoln Highway, Route, Road Conditions and Directions," 1913 - The Lincoln Highway, the first improved transcontinental highway in the United States, connected New York City with San Francisco and passed through 13 states on its original 1913 routing. This guidebook gave motorists a detailed description of the route. It's no coincidence that Packard Motor Car Company published this guide -- Packard's president, Henry B. Joy, headed the Lincoln Highway Association.

- 1913
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"Lincoln Highway, Route, Road Conditions and Directions," 1913
The Lincoln Highway, the first improved transcontinental highway in the United States, connected New York City with San Francisco and passed through 13 states on its original 1913 routing. This guidebook gave motorists a detailed description of the route. It's no coincidence that Packard Motor Car Company published this guide -- Packard's president, Henry B. Joy, headed the Lincoln Highway Association.
- "Chicago Railroad Fair Official Guidebook," 1948 - The Chicago Railroad Fair of 1948-49 commemorated a century of railroading in the Windy City. Thirty-nine American railroads participated with exhibits and attractions on a 50-acre site along Lake Michigan. The fair's highlight was "Wheels a-Rolling." This daily musical pageant, featuring vintage operating locomotives and rolling stock, celebrated the history of transportation in the United States.

- 1948
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"Chicago Railroad Fair Official Guidebook," 1948
The Chicago Railroad Fair of 1948-49 commemorated a century of railroading in the Windy City. Thirty-nine American railroads participated with exhibits and attractions on a 50-acre site along Lake Michigan. The fair's highlight was "Wheels a-Rolling." This daily musical pageant, featuring vintage operating locomotives and rolling stock, celebrated the history of transportation in the United States.