Alaska and Pacific Coast cruises : season 1939.
Title:
Alaska and Pacific Coast cruises : season 1939.
Publication Information:
[Ontario?, Canada] : [Canadian National Steamships], [1939]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet : illustrations (some color), 2 color maps ; 61 x 84 cm folded to 23 x 21 cm
General Note:
Panel title.
At head of title: Canadian National.
36 x 21 cm. map of Alaska, Yukon, and British Columbia shows "Alaska and Pacific Coast services," including Canadian National Railway lines, Canadian National Steamships routes, and Trans-Canada Air lines.
Geographic Term:
Added Corporate Author:
Personal Name:
Candace Waugaman Donor
Biographical/Historical Data:
By 1923 Canadian National (CN) was one of the world's largest railroads. CN also operated express services, a telegraph company, a chain of hotels, and a steamship line. In 1923 CN president Sir Henry Thornton established a radio network in Canada and North America to entertain train travelers (now Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). In 1937 national airline Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA, now Air Canada) was established as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway.
Variant Title:
Canadian National, Alaska and Pacific coast cruises, season 1939
Verso title: Through placid seas to Alaska and the Yukon, thrills, color & romance, Canadian National Steamships