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Auction 195, Lot 257

"Mt. Tamalpais California - Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway", Railroad Companies, (Various)

Subject: San Francisco Bay Area, California

Period: 1917 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
15.5 x 8.3 inches
39.4 x 21.1 cm
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This brochure was issued by the Sunset Publishing House and promotes train service to Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods where "Uncle Sam says there's more sunshine per day on Tamalpais than at any other recording station in the United States." It features a bird's-eye view of the entire bay area from the vantage point of Mt. Tamalpais and extending out to San Jose, Sacramento, and Santa Rosa with the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the background. Produced by the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods RR, which began operation in 1896 and closed in 1930 due in part to the growing automobile competition and the Great Depression. Self-folding into pictorial paper wrappers (4.0 x 9.0").

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Condition: B+

There is minor wear along the folds and two staples along the middle fold, as issued. A manuscript notation is visible on the lower front wrapper.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $60

Closed on 11/15/2023

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