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| 1955 half-page ad for Canadian Government Travel Bureau |
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$3.00
Size- 5 x 13 ½
Condition- Very good |
1955 half-page ad for Canadian Government Travel Bureau
Title- "This year Canada"- the ad shows a few Canadian scenes and throws in the drawing of a Mountie for good measure.
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| 1947 large ad for Canadian Pacific Hotels |
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$7.00
Size- 10 ½ x 14
Condition- Very good, small tear in top edge |
1947 large ad for Canadian Pacific Hotels featuring Banff National Park
Title- "Mile High Luxury...Banff and Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies"- the ad shows a panoramic illustration of the Banff Springs Hotel.
History- (from Wikipedia) The Canadian Pacific Railway was built between eastern Canada and British Columbia between 1881 and 1885 fulfilling a promise extended to British Columbia when it entered Confederation in 1871. It was Canada's first transcontinental railway. For decades it was the only practical means of long-distance passenger transport in most regions of Canada, and was instrumental in the settlement and development of Western Canada. The CPR became one of the largest and most powerful companies in Canada, a position it held as late as 1975.
To promote tourism and passenger ridership the Canadian Pacific established a series of first class hotels including the Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies.
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| 1954 Hertz Car Rental Ad |
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$7.00
Size- 10 ½ x 13 ½
Condition- Excellent |
1954 magazine ad for Hertz Rent-A-Car
Title- "This happy wife enjoys the family car...because her smart husband uses that special Hertz Rent-A-Car service!"- the ad shows a happy wife watching her husband head off to work.
History- (edited from Wikipedia) The Hertz Corporation, originally known as Rent-a-Car Inc., was founded by Chicago, Illinois native Walter L. Jacobs in 1918. His small car rental operation began with a dozen Model T Ford cars. Within five years, Jacobs' fleet had expanded to 600 vehicles- generating annual revenues of approximately $1 million. John D. Hertz, owner of Yellow Truck and Coach Manufacturing Company, developed an interest in the brand, leading him to purchase the company in 1923. It was then renamed to Hertz Drive-Ur-Self System. After three years Hertz sold the rental car brand to General Motors Corporation. Under the ownership of General Motors, the company released the first rental car charge card in 1926, opened its first rental car location at Chicago's Midway Airport in 1932, and introduced the first one-way rental plan in 1933. Hertz Drive-Ur-Self System expanded services to Canada in 1938.
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1955 Howard
Johnson's Ad |
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$7.00
Size- 10 ¼ x 13 ¾
Condition- Excellent |
1955 large ad for Howard Johnson's Restaurants
Title- "Everything's better than make believe at Howard Johnson's"- the ad shows three kids enjoying ice cream treats.
History- Howard Deering Johnson was an entrepreneur, businessman, and the founder of an American chain of restaurants and motels under one company of the same name, Howard Johnson's. He believed the automobile would change the face of America and he foresaw better roads and more people on the move who would want good food at sensible prices. Johnson envisioned a chain of restaurants which would have the confidence of travelers.
Johnson talked another businessman into using the "Howard Johnson's" name on a Cape Cod restaurant, in return for a fee and an agreement to buy food and supplies from Johnson. The idea worked well for both men, and Johnson made similar agreements with others. That was the beginning of restaurant franchising, a system that has since been replicated by countless others. By 1935, there were 25 Howard Johnson's roadside ice cream and sandwich stands in Massachusetts.
During the last years of the 1930's, the number of HoJo's Restaurants grew to more than 100 along the Atlantic coast all the way to Florida. The first turnpike restaurant in the U.S. was opened by Howard Johnson's on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The company soon became the leading tollroad operator in the country. Business boomed and the Howard Johnson Company continued to grow.
Each restaurant was topped with a bright orange roof so the traveler would immediately recognize the restaurant. Howard Johnson's had 400 restaurants in 1954 when the company entered the lodging industry with the opening of its first franchised motor lodge in Savannah, Georgia.
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1956 Howard
Johnson's Ad |
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$7.00
Size- 10 ¼ x 13 ¾
Condition- Excellent |
1956 large ad for Howard Johnson's Restaurants
Title- "Landmark for Hungry Americans"- the ad shows a three kids and a soda jerk at a Howard Johnson's soda fountain.
History- (see above)
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1956 Howard
Johnson's Ad |
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$7.00
Size- 10 ¼ x 13 ¾
Condition- Excellent |
1956 large ad for Howard Johnson's Restaurants
Title- "The wonderful world of 28 flavors"- the ad shows three kids and a soda jerk at a Howard Johnson's soda fountain.
History- (see above)
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1953 Florida
Tourism Ad |
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$6.00
Size- 10 x 13 ¼
Condition- Excellent condition with some small binding holes on the left edge. |
1955 large tourism ad for the State of Florida
Title- "Now Everyone Can Afford That Golden Florida Glow." The ad shows several different Florida scenes,
History- After World War II the state of Florida was looking for tourists and new residents. This ad talks up Florida’s climate and tourist facilities.
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| 1949 Michigan Tourist Council Ad |
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$7.00
Size- 10 ¼ x 13 ½
Condition- Excellent |
1949 Michigan Tourist Council Ad
Title- "Vacation in Michigan- Water Wonderland" The ad shows several different Michigan scenes and offer coupon to receive a "Pleasure in Michigan" brochure.
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| 1955 New Mexico Tourism Ad |
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$7.00
Size- 10 x 13 ¼
Condition- Excellent |
1955 New Mexico Tourism Ad
Title- "Exciting as a Foreign Land! Comfortable as Home!" The ad shows several different New Mexico scenes, the biggest being Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
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| 1948 Oshkosh Luggage Ad |
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$7.00
Size- 10 x 13
Condition- Excellent |
1948 full-page magazine ad for Oshkosh Luggage
Title- "This year give a gift with a future- Oshkosh Luggage from $25.00 to $5,000.00" - the ad shows various types of luggage on a Christmas ornament background
History- (from Wikipedia) Oshkosh was a huge manufacturer of trunks and suitcases in the early and mid-1900s. They had two factories: one in Madison, the other in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Starting business in 1912, they made suitcases, wardrobes, and smaller bags that were made to last. They had a long product line of over 2,000 items before finally going out of business in 1974."
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| 1947 San Francisco Tourism Ad |
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$7.00
Size- 10 ½ x 13 ¼
Condition- Excellent |
1947 full-page ad San Francisco Tourism
Title- "Send for this guidebook to plan your San Francisco-California vacation"- the ad features an illustration of a night view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Nob Hill.
History- Readers could send in a coupon from this ad and receive a 112-page booklet called "The Chapter of Your Life entitled San Francisco."
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| 1951 San Francisco Tourism Ad |
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$7.00
Size- 10 ½ x 13 ¼
Condition- Excellent |
1951 full-page ad San Francisco Tourism with art by Louis Macouillard
Title- "America's most exciting city"- the ad features an artist's view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Telegraph Hill. The art is by San Francisco native Louis Macouillard Louis Macouillard (1913-1987) was known for his watercolor paintings of travel and marine genres, as well as his work as a commercial illustrator.
History- Readers could send in a coupon from this ad and 16-page photo folder called "It Happened in San Francisco."
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