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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Poole Bros., Printers January 1937 Binding: Trade Paperback 1937.

Zustand: New. In.

Staplebound. Zustand: Near fine. 55 p. 9 x 15 cm. B&w illustrations and maps. Staplebound booklet.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Manual Third Presbyterian Church | Chicago, May 1, 1883 | Poole Bros. | Taschenbuch | 100 S. | Englisch | 2017 | hansebooks | EAN 9783337259686 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Hansebooks GmbH, Trakehner Weg 52, 22844 Norderstedt, gb[at]hansebooks[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

Soft cover. Very good. A few minor fold spits reinforced archivally on verso. Size 27 x 24.75 Inches. This 1912 Poole Brothers folding map of California was produced for the 'Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway' (often referred to simply as 'the Santa Fe'). It highlights the railway's transcontinental service, which brought passengers to the Grand Canyon and the upcoming Panama-Pacific and Panama-California Expositions, located in San Francisco and San Diego, respectively. A Closer Look This striking foldout map of California promotes potential stops on the Santa Fe Railroad, including the wonders of the Grand Canyon - certainly an enticing detour to any traveler of means. The main map displays the state of California and a portion of southern Nevada, shaded for relief, with cities and towns, rail lines (completed and in progress, with those of the Santa Fe and its subsidiaries bolded), steamship lines, county boundaries, and major topographic features (such as Death Valley and Lake Tahoe) noted. A large inset map at the top right displays the entire Santa Fe system between Chicago and California, with orange circles highlighting major stops and attractions (Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Yosemite National Park). Below the inset is a profile of elevation along the route, giving a sense of the dramatic changes in landscape awaiting passengers. Photographs around the map present hotels and tourist attractions in San Francisco, San Diego, and elsewhere in Arizona and California. The verso contains more photographs and promotional text, as well as timetables and fares for the railway's luxurious sleeper-only Pullman service, information on weather and events taking place in California cities, the locations of Santa Fe offices in various cities, and explanations of side tours, as far as the Pacific Northwest, offered by the Santa Fe. A Tale of Two Expositions Large hand illustrations point to San Francisco and San Diego, indicating the locations of the dueling Panama-Pacific and Panama-California Expositions, both of which would be easily accessible via the Santa Fe (which had acquired the Southern California Railway in 1906) and its subsidiaries and partners. Towards the end of the first decade of the 20th century, both cities proposed plans to host an international exposition to celebrate the coming completion of the Panama Canal. The two cities were hardly comparable; San Francisco had a population ten times larger, was better known internationally, and had the added incentive of a desire to celebrate the city's recovery from the destructive earthquake and fire of 1906. But planners in San Diego pressed ahead, even while lacking the backing of both the state and federal governments that San Francisco's exposition enjoyed. In the end, however, funding from bond measures and determination by the San Diego planners resulted in an impressive event (lasting throughout 1915 and 1916), even if it has been far less remembered than its San Francisco rival (February - December 1915). Balboa Park was completely remade, and several of the exposition's structures were retained permanently (more than in San Francisco). The exposition's exotic animal displays laid the foundation for the world-renowned San Diego Zoo. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (often shortened to 'the Santa Fe') was chartered on February 11, 1859, with the stated goal of joining Atchison and Topeka, Kansas with Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Santa Fe reached Albuquerque in 1880 and began creating real estate offices to sell off the land granted to them across Kansas for settlers to make the route economically viable. Santa Fe, the original destination, was reached by a spur branch of the railway from Lamy, New Mexico. Eventually, when the Santa Fe connected with the Southern Pacific at Deming, New Mexico, it completed the second transcontinental railroad route. In 1897, when the Santa Fe traded a railroad line.

Good. Light wear along original fold lines. Verso repairs to several fold separations. Slight loss at a few fold intersections. Text and printed images on verso. Size 15 x 21 Inches. A scarce c. 1897 map of the Mexican Southern Railway and other rail lines in southern Mexico, most likely printed by Poole Brothers of Chicago. A Closer Look The map displays a portion of southern Mexico between Mexico City and Tehuantepec. The projected line of the Mexican Southern Railway is marked with a bold black line running north to south from Puebla to Oaxaca. Other already constructed and proposed rail lines are also noted, including the Interoceanic Railway (Ferrocarril Interoceánico), Vera Cruz and Pacific Railway, and Tehuantepec Railroad. At right on the recto and on the verso, promotional text and images appear, relating to Oaxaca, Tehuacán, the railway route, and the ruins of Mitla. Mexican Southern Railway The Mexican Southern Railway (Ferrocarril Mexicano del Sur), later known as the Mexican Southern Railroad, was a railway company that operated in Mexico during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was established to connect Mexico City with Oaxaca, linking much of Mexico's central and southern regions in the process and facilitating transportation and economic development in previously inaccessible areas. The railway was originally conceived by Ulysses S. Grant, who had an interest in Mexico since his service in the Mexican-American War, and Matías Romero, a native Oaxacan who served as Mexico's ambassador to the U.S. for much of the 1860s when Mexico was invaded and partially occupied by French forces. After nearly being nominated for a third time at the 1880 Republican National Convention and instead leaving politics, Grant was approached with various business opportunities. Romero had secured a concession from the government of Oaxaca to build a railroad towards Mexico City (and eventually in the other direction to Guatemala) and asked Grant to be president of the new company. They were able to secure financiers, and the company was incorporated in the state of New York in early 1881. Given Grant's stature, the project received significant attention in the U.S. However, the logistical difficulties of surveying, let alone building, through densely forested valleys and mountains, led to slow progress. By 1884, investors began to flee, and the company went bankrupt; the following year, Grant died, and the project temporarily died with him. The concession was passed around to different entrepreneurs until the British company Read and Campell acquired it in 1888 and began construction on a more limited line between Puebla and Oaxaca, completed in 1892. The company was financially successful and helped to link Oaxaca to the national and international economy, as had been hoped for in the original conception by Romero and Grant. In 1909, the Ferrocarril Interoceánico de México obtained a lease on the Mexican Southern, and both lines were nationalized in 1936. Today, the line's former station in Oaxaca City is a museum dedicated to the railway (Museo del Ferrocarril Mexicano del Sur). Railways and the Porfiriato The U.S.-aligned government of Porfirio Díaz (1830 - 1915, himself a native Oaxacan), who led Mexico in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was enthusiastic about infrastructure projects such as telegraph lines and railways. Though correct in assuming these would boost economic growth, the government was at best indifferent to how much these policies would help ordinary people, especially laborers in the mines and agricultural plantations who powered the increased productivity. The highly uneven distribution of wealth and reliance on exploitative labor practices caused social tension to build up throughout Mexico, resulting in a revolution in 1910 followed by a decade-long civil war. Publication History and Census This map is undated, but from context (existing and projected rail lines), it most likely dates to.

Good. Wear along original fold lines. Verso repairs to fold intersections. Slight loss at a few fold intersections. Size 18 x 32 Inches. Featuring two views on one sheet, this is a 1932 Poole Brothers view map of Lake George and Lake Champlain, New York. It was issued to promote the Lake George Steamboat Company and the Champlain Transportation Company, and thus highlight natural beauty and transportation. A Closer Look A view of Lake George occupies the upper quadrants. Depicting from Prospect Mountain and the town of Lake George to Ticonderoga and Lake Champlain, lines illustrate the routes of the Lake George Steamboat company. Towns served by the steamboat are labeled, along with bays, points, and islands. This view is framed on three sides by text providing a history of both Lake George and Lake Champlain as well as advice to travelers. The lower view encompasses both Lake George and Lake Champlain covering from Albany to Montreal. Highways and railroads are named, as are many Adirondack lakes and mountains. Verso Content The verso provides tourists with a wealth of information, including steamboat schedules, ferry prices, general information about both companies, and a diagram of the steamers operated by the Champlain Transportation Company. Smaller maps of Lake George and Lake Champlain appear as well, along with information concerning hotels. Publication History and Census This piece was created and published by Poole Brothers in 1932 and distributed by the Champlain Transportation Company and the Lake George Steamboat Company with two views copyrighted by M. J. Powers in 1927 occupying the recto. Powers appears to have created at least one of these from a view drawn by H. H. Green and published in 1911 by A. A. Heard. Poole Brothers published editions as early as 1926, but we have been unable to find any cataloged examples of the present 1932 edition.