Southern Pacific Ad 1954

$8.00

Southern Pacific Ad from June 1954 Holiday.

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Description

Southern Pacific Ad 1954Black and white 9 1/2″ x 13 1/2″ ad that brings attention to their Daylight Streamliners. The headline claims that you can “See the whole Pacific Coast from Sothern Pacific’s Daylight Streamliners and mentions that the Shasta Daylight links Portland and San Francisco with a daylight run and the California Daylight links San Francisco and Los Angeles, also in a daylight run. The text mentions specific sites that you would see in the light of day such as a total of 1,188 miles of the scenic West, 113 of Pacific Ocean surf, mighty Mt. Shasta and being within a short distance of five National Parks. It mentions some of the features that passengers on these trains would enjoy and also mentions the other Streamliners that Southern Pacific had serving the West. The left-hand side of the ad has drawings that illustrate some of the scenic views that would be seen.

Source:  June 1954 Holiday.