Travel postcard albums, 1936 and 1946 (bulk 1936).

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Travel postcard albums, 1936 and 1946 (bulk 1936).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52112633

Consists chiefly of postcards (b&w, col., real photo, souvenir folder; mounted or glued) which document the travels of C. Frank Mooney and wife, May Parsons Mooney on their Western trip (July 7-Aug 20, 1936) and second part of vacation (Aug 26-Sept 11, 1946). Also contains Western trip itinerary issued by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, typewritten travel notes, photographs, newspaper clippings, travel brochures, train and bus schedules, and maps. Postcards of cities visited along the routes include Chicago, Des Moines, Kansas City, Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, Spokane, Seattle, Portland (Or.), San Francisco, Los Angeles, Kansas City, St. Louis, Burlington, Portland (Me.), Boston, Providence, and Hartford. Some postcards of special points of interest include the Columbia River Highway (Cross & Dimmitt, Wesley Andrews Co.), Southern Pacific's Cascade and Shasta routes from Portland to San Francisco, construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Muir Woods, Riverside, Gay's Lion Farm, Yellowstone National Park, Nampa. Pendleton Round-Up (Dennis Photos), Grand Coulee Dam, Sunset Highway, Golden Gate Park, Oakland, Chinatown, Hollywood, residences of actors and actresses, Santa Catalina Island, San Diego, California missions, the Desert, California Pacific International Exposition, Shaw Botanical Gardens, Grand Canyon National Park, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Montreal, White Mountains, Plymouth, and Salem.

7 albums ; 33 cm.

SUNY Geneseo, Milne Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7648003

SUNY Geneseo, Milne Library

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Albertype Co.

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The Albertype Co., headquartered in Brooklyn, N.Y., produced postcards and other printed materials from 1890 until 1952. The Albertype Company was founded by brothers Adolph and Herman L. Wittemann. In 1890, the publishing company, originally established as the Wittemann Brothers circa 1879, changed its name to the Albertype Company, denoting the company's use of the collotype (or albertype) photographic process. The company operated from 1890 to 1952 and produced over 25,000 prints. The...

Mooney, May Parsons.

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Mooney, C. Frank (Charles Franklin)

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C. Frank Mooney and wife, May Parsons Mooney left Baltimore on July 7, 1936 for a sightseeing vacation to the West. They travelled by railroad and bus through 22 states, Vancouver, and Tijuana. On the second part of the vacation, they left Baltimore on Aug. 26, 1946 for sightseeing in the New England area. From the description of Travel postcard albums, 1936 and 1946 (bulk 1936). (SUNY Geneseo). WorldCat record id: 52112633 ...

Fred Harvey Firm

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Fred Harvey (1835-1901) began a partnership with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1878. In 1889, the Railway gave Harvey exclusive rights to manage and operate his eating houses, lunch stands, and hotel facilities upon the Santa Fe's railroads west of the Missouri River. The Harvey Houses took pride in their first class food, service, and cleanliness. From the description of Fred Harvey hotels collection, 1896-1945. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29699443 ...

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Pacific Novelty Company.

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