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George Bain to Governor John St. John

Date: September 12, 1880

In this letter to Kansas Governor St. John, George Bain leaves no doubt about his admiration for St. John, by prophetically proclaiming “the honor of victory………will guard your ashes in…

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A. W. Dahlsten to Governor John St. John

Date: September 13, 1880

In this letter, A.W. Dahlsten of Salemsburg writes Kansas Governor St. John, assuring him the community would welcome him whenever the Governor wishes to come. Mr. Dahlsten notes that their…

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Mrs. G. H. Lang to Governor John St. John

Date: September 13, 1880

In this letter, temperance worker, Mrs. Lang, requests Kansas Governor St. John send a letter of introduction to interested parties in Salina, her next stop. She is planning to organize…

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W. H. Trammel to Governor John St. John

Date: September 13, 1880

In this letter, Kansas Governor St. John is invited by W.H. Trammel to attend a grand temperance rally in Huntington, Indiana, on the 2nd day of October. Trammel would like…

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Sixty-two years later

Date: 1938

This is a brochure published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company promoting a fleet of thirteen new ultra-modern streamlined trains for the southwestern and California travels. One…

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Indian detours

Date: March 1938

This booklet published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, is promoting travelers to tour the great southwest by booking one of the Harvey car Indian detours. This…

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Indian detours

Date: Bewteen May 1930 and November 1931

These two flyers published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company are promoting tourism of the Great Southwest on the Santa Fe Harveycars. Apparently, the Santa Fe Railroad…

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Miss Clara Laughlin . . . knows

Date: 1931

This brochure published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is promoting the experience and luxury of the Santa Fe System through the personal recommendation of Miss Clara…

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Santa Fe Harveycars

Date: Between 1922 and 1925

This brochure published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is urging travelers to book a Harveycar tour to see the hidden wonders of the Southwest. Inside the…

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Come see me this Summer

Date: 1930

This brochure published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is promoting travelers to take a summer excursion train through the scenic regions of the southwest. On the…

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To Phoenix on the “Chief”

Date: Between 1931 and 1932

This flyer published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is promoting travelers to take the passenger train the “Chief” for a winter vacation to Phoenix, Arizona.

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Santa Fe rails to Arizona riches

Date: 1963

This booklet published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company tells the story of how the railroad transformed Arizona from a rugged and wild territory into a prosperous…

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Santa Fe The Train, Plane, Trail

Date: August 15, 1929

This brochure published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is prompting travelers to book their next business trip through the “Train, Plane, Trail” service operated by the…

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San Diego via “The Chief”

Date: April 01, 1947

This brochure published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is promoting travelers to take the passenger train the “Chief” and enjoy the new through sleeping car services…

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Hunting the buffalo

Date: 1848

Color illustration of an Indian on horseback hunting a buffalo. This illustration is the frontispiece for volume one of Thomas Loraine McKenney’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America.

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Palm Springs via Santa Fe

Date: Between 1937 and 1947

This brochure published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is urging travelers to take the passenger trains the “Super Chief and “Chief” to sun drenched Palm Springs,…

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The Chief is still Chief

Date: June 09, 1929

This brochure published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is promoting travelers to take the passenger trains the “Chief”, the “California Limited” and the “Grand Canyon Limited”…

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Phoenix on the Chief

Date: Between January 1931 and February 1931

This brochure published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is seeking travelers to take the passenger trains the “Chief” and the “Grand Canyon Limited” to Phoenix, Arizona…

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The Chief and the Tribe

Date: June 10, 1929

This brochure published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is encouraging travelers to take one of the six transcontinental trains to California. Those trains are listed with…

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The Chief, The Chief

Date: Between 1926 and 1927

This flyer published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is promoting travelers to take the passenger train the “Chief.”

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The Chief is still Chief

Date: Between 1930 and 1939

This coupon published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is promoting travelers to take the passenger train the “Chief” for a winter trip.

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The Chief is still Chief

Date: February 10, 1930

This flyer published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company encourages travelers to take advantage of the new luxuries added to the passenger train the “Chief.” Some of…