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Rare view book OREGON SHORT LINE RAILROAD Barkalow 1890s trains Portland history

$ 26.37

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: G+

    Description

    Rare book: OREGON SHORT LINE RAILROAD souvenir viewbook, issued by BARKALOW BROS. Railway News Agents, Omaha, Portland and Salt Lake City; no date but circa the 1890's-1910; softcover, bound with cord, 9x7 inches, illustrated throughout with a b&w illustration pasted to each page. It has 24 pages, but also has five pages that have been torn out. VERY RARE - I can't find a single other copy online, neither available for sale nor listed in 15 years worth of completed-auction listings. Images include Cape Horn, interior of Salmon Cannery, Baker Valley Wheat Harvesting/St Helens, Castle Rock/Rooster Peak, Lone Rock in Columbia River with steamboat and shack, The Needle (with train) at Columbia River, Gil Netting boats, Celilo Falls, Fish Wheel, The Dalles, Fort Walla Walla/Main Street/Courthouse, Oregon Goat Farm, town view of Pocatello Idaho, Ogden from Weber River with bridge and town, and more (the unmentioned ones are all landscapes, waterfalls, etc).
    Condition: Good+ (the paper cover has some heavy wear with edge tears and chips and large stain; the title was white but is also embossed; tears to spine and back cover; the first three pages have margin spot, some images have light tanning; engravings are sharp and clear).
    (Vintage & Antiquarian Books, OSL, RR, UP, Pacific NW, Oregon, Utah, Nebraska, West, Western Americana, Trains, Railroad, Transportation, History, Souvenir, Tourism, Guide, Viewbook, Advertising, 1900's, Collectable, Memorabilia)
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