The Short Line Blue Book, A Handbook for Travelers
Pueblo, CO: The Blue Book Publishing Company, 1906.
Softcover. Near fine. 5.25" x 7.25", 80 pp, in original pictorial wrappers. Color frontispiece, many b/w illustrations from photographs. Light creasing to front wrap; near fine. Provides railroad timetables and details of sightseeing opportunities along the routes, along with many ads for food, lodging, and other tourist services in Colorado Springs, Denver, Cripple Creek, and Pueblo. Also includes information about the upcoming Pike Centennial celebration (Colorado Springs, September 1906), news of recent track work, a wreck in Ohio, and other snippets of news from around the country pertaining to railroads and commercial development.
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