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Rare Montana Promotional
A nicely printed and illustrated promotional work for a new branch line of the Great Northern Railway in Montana, passing through Phillips and Blaine counties. Extols of the agricultural production and possibilities of the area, with many photographic views of farms in Turner, Montana, including those of W. H. Reed, T. J. M. Hendrickson, S. A. Simonson, and Carl Buttolf. Town views of Turner and Malta. Description of Whitewater District
The Great Northern Railway's promotional endeavors coincide with a period in American history marked by westward expansion and the allure of agricultural prospects in the frontier regions. The late 19th century and early 20th century saw the United States government and private enterprises like railways actively promoting the settlement of the western territories. Such initiatives sought to populate and develop these lands, utilizing the vast natural resources and transforming them into bustling hubs of agricultural productivity.
With two maps, each with new line marked out in yellow ink.
- Great Northern Railway - New Branch Line in Phillips and Blaine Counties, Montana
- Montana: Showing Lines of the Great Northern Railway
"The Great Northern Railway expects to begin construction, early in the spring of 1928, of a branch line from near Saco, 75 miles northwest through northern Phillips and Blaine counties in Montana, terminating about ten miles west of Turner..." - page 4.
Rarity
Quite rare, OCLC locates only a single example, that held by Montana Historical Society.
