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The Texas Riviera. The Beautiful Gulf Coast And The Winter Resort Cities Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES

The Texas Riviera. The Beautiful Gulf Coast And The Winter Resort Cities Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi

MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES

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Publication: Issued by Passenger Traffic Department, Missouri Pacific R R,, 1926 , N P

9" x 6" pictorial, color, stiff wrappers form an attractive 9" x 12" wraparound design, gold gilt embossed title, 32 pp., illustrated, interior sketched border illustrations printed in black and red, three-panel color, foldout map. Map is of the Missouri Pacific Lines and connections leaving from St. Louis in a westward direction the northern sector traveling across Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, and on to San Francisco. The southern sector traveling through Arkansas and then mostly in Texas with connections fro El Paso to Los Angeles, Internal views of Houston, including Rice Institute, Live Oaks, the ship channel, several hotels, etc. Views of Galveston include Galveston Causeway, Galveston Harbor, the boulevard along the Sea Wall, the Galvez Hotel, the City Hall, downtown business district, etc. Views of Corpus Christi include the bay, the Nueces Hotel, golf, fishing, etc. The foldout map is fine, a hint of wear to the spine, a small soil mark to the top margin of page 7, else a near fine, attractive copy.

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