In 1943 the Southern Pacific Railroad commissioned, National Color Press of San Francisco, to produce a portfolio of prints titled "Scenic Grandeur of the West." It was available for 75 cents and stated that they were suitable for framing. Here are 6 of the prints from the portfolio.
The Wawona "Tunnel Tree"
Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park
Daylight Limited, San Francisco and Los Angeles
Union Station, Los Angeles
Oil wells near Santa Barbara
Streamliner City of San Francisco, Crossing Salt Lake
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
4 comments:
When I was a kid I did a report about the giant redwood trees; not long after I was very happy to get to go through one of the "drive through" trees (I think there have been several over the years)...
Beautiful, thanks!
JG
Nice historical post and thanks for sharing.
Especially “The Wawona Tunnel Tree” looks totally amazing and tree trunk is too wide
And I have wondered that what the reason was there to draw the road out of a tree.
Best Regards,
Even though the colors may not be accurate, there's something nostalgic that I really love about these hand-tinted postcards.
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