The student may have already found this book and while I haven't looked
at it, this title might be productive:
Travel by train : the American railroad poster, 1870-1950 / Michael E.
Zega and John E. Gruber. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2002.
Jet Prendeville, Art/Architecture Librarian
Rice University, Houston, Tx
xi, 140 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
On 11/9/2011 2:58 PM, Margaret Ericson wrote:
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> Hello Wisdom. I’m working with a student on this topic and am finding
> bits and pieces here and there from a few educational and government
> websites. I think there must be a treasure trove, however, and I’m not
> finding it. If you can forward any suggestions, they would be much
> appreciated.
>
> “For my research paper I am focusing on print advertisements from
> Glacier National Park (Montana) from 1880-1930. I want to look at
> print advertisements from the Railroad companies (like the See America
> First Campaign) as well as the ads produced by the National Park. I
> want to see where these ads are similar and where they are different.
> I hope to analyze the vision of nature and nation that these
> promotional tools constructed, how this vision compares with the
> "national park idea" and for whom these ads were created.
>
> Margaret Ericson, Art and Music Librarian, Colby College
>
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