ALL ITEMS: 'Seaboard-Air-Line-Railway


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5136Antique half-tone panoramic View of Havana Cuba from 1904.DetailsSeaboard Air Line Railway1904
Antique Panoramic View of Havana Cuba
Seaboard Air Line Railway
1904
LOC:51
$550.00Seaboard-Air-Line-RailwayAntique-Panoramic-View-of-Havana-CubaAntique folding half-tone panoramic view of Havana, Cuba (1904) titled "Havana Harbor and City." A very fine view from a brochure by the Seaboard Air Line Railway "Cuba" promoting the route of the Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Company's steamship from Port Tampa to Key West, Florida to Havana. <br></br> A drawing, resembling a photograph, showing a panoramic view taken from the perspective of La Cabaña, (Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña). At upper right the view shows Morro Castle and lighthouse at the entrance to Havana Bay. Across the bay, the city of Havana shines, while sailing vessels and steam powered ships ply the waters of the bay. A reviewer of the period described the work as: <div class="indenttextblocksingle"> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> … a panoramic view of Havana Harbor and City superbly reproduced in half-tone, the sky and water effects being especially meritorious, showing skillful overlay and press-work." [1]. </ul> </div> Brochure printed by Edgell Press. Cover to brochure included. <BR></BR> [1] Ryan, Charles B. Transportation. January 1904. No. 1. p. 29.
6648Patriotic WWI map titled Military Camps and Nearby ResortsDetailsSeaboard Air Line Railway1917
Military Camps Winter Resorts Map Florida
Seaboard Air Line Railway
1917
LOC:150
$800.00Seaboard-Air-Line-RailwayMilitary-Camps-Winter-Resorts-Map-FloridaRare patriotic WWI map titled "Military Camps and Nearby Resorts. Winter Near Your Soldier Boy." This fine 31 inch long antique map was published by Seaboard Airline Railway in 1917. Outstanding and emotionally evocative graphics on the cover with a fine thematic promotional map on the recto. <br><br> <div id="0" align="center"> <a title=""></a> <img id="6648" src="/ZoomifyImages/SC_6648/SC_6648_cover_detail.jpg" alt="WWI map titled "Military Camps and Nearby Resorts. Winter Near Your Soldier Boy" published by Seaboard Airline Railway Florida." width="100"/> <br><br> <font size="-2">Military Resorts Cover Art</font> </div><br> Only one holding is found in WorldCat, at Rutgers. WorldCat's mildly cynical one-line summary of the map reads <b>"War as a tourist industry for elegant ladies & gentlemen."</b> (1) <br><br> This full-size folding map shows twenty-eight locations (Army, Navy, and Aero training camps) served by the Seaboard Air Line Railway where a spouse (wife) could travel to spend the winter holidays with her soldier (husband) during 1917, the fourth year of WWI. The camps and stations of the U.S. Army were indicated with red square symbols, those of the Navy with circles, and Aero Stations by triangles. The U.S. Army Air Service, as it was then called, was established after April, 1917 making this map one of the earliest available maps to show Pensacola as an Naval Air Training Station. <br></br> These Army, Navy, and Aero training locations, described in the key at bottom right, include Pensacola, Tampa, and Key West, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana; Charleston, South Carolina; and Port Royal, SC. <br></br> Brochure folds to 4" x 9". Printed by Poole Brothers, Chicago and dated within at 8/16/1917. <br><br> (1) WorldCat. Online. Accessed: January, 2023
4999Patriotic WWI map titled Military Camps and Nearby Resorts…DetailsSeaboard Air Line Railway1917
WWI map Military Camps Winter Resorts Seaboard Airline Railway Florida
Seaboard Air Line Railway
1917
LOC:0
$0.00Seaboard-Air-Line-RailwayWWI-map-Military-Camps-Winter-Resorts-Seaboard-Airline-Railway-FloridaThis item is sold. Please view the <a href="https://www.rarecharts.com/ShowDetail/Creator/Seaboard-Air-Line-Railway/Title/WWI-map-Military-Camps-Winter-Resorts-Seaboard-Airline-Railway-Carolinas/6648" target="_blank">second example </a> we have handled in twelve years. <br><br> Rare patriotic WWI map titled "Military Camps and Nearby Resorts. Winter Near Your Soldier Boy." published by Seaboard Airline Railway and connections, Florida. This full-size folding map shows twenty-eight locations (Army, Navy, and Aero training camps) served by the Seaboard Air Line Railway where a spouse (wife) could travel to spend the winter holidays with her soldier (husband) during 1917, the fourth year of WWI.
5005Map of Seaboard Airline Railway and ConnectionsDetailsSeaboard Air Line Railway1927
Map of Seaboard Airline Railway and Connections
Seaboard Air Line Railway
1927
LOC:61
$425.00Seaboard-Air-Line-RailwayMap-of-Seaboard-Airline-Railway-and-ConnectionsMap of Seaboard Airline Railway and Connections. Covers the route along the United States East Coast from Virginia, through the Carolinas to Florida. Verso blank. <br></br> Folds into card stock folder with a List of Stations and Index to locations on map. Issued by the Freight Traffic Department, Norfolk, Virginia. June, 1927. <br></br> Printed by the Whitney Graham Co. Inc. Buffalo and New York City.