Great Northern Advertising and Publicity Department lantern slides, [circa 1900-1920].

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Great Northern Advertising and Publicity Department lantern slides, [circa 1900-1920].

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Glass lantern slides consist mainly of views of the western United States. Includes views of Great Northern trains, Glacier National Park, other parks in Washington, the Badlands, agriculture and industry, dude ranches, the construction of the Cascade Tunnel, areas of California, and a few slides of China and the Philippines.

629 slides : lantern, tinted and b&w ; 3.25 x 4 inches.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8109252

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Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.). Advertising and Publicity Dept.

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The Rexford, Mont., station of the Great Northern Railway was established in 1903. It was closed in 1972 when the railroad was rerouted due to the flooding of the area behind the Libby Dam. The building was moved to Eureka where it became part of the Tobacco Valley Historical Village Museum. From the description of Records of the Rexford Station, Rexford, Mont., 1952-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962045 On 23 Feb. 1910 two Great Northern Railway trains--the "Seattle...