1930s New Orleans Harbor Sightseeing Steamboat Travel Brochure Map Pamphlet
$24.86
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Explore the vibrant history and allure of 1930s New Orleans with this vintage fold-out travel brochure. This rare piece of ephemera invites visitors to experience the "wonders of New Orleans' Famous Harbor" aboard the iconic Mississippi River steamboats, the STR. PRESIDENT and STR. CAPITOL, for a 2½-hour sightseeing tour.
The brochure features a detailed, map of the Port of New Orleans, highlighting key landmarks, docks, and points of interest along the Mississippi River. It also includes a "Key to Map" with an extensive list of hotels, restaurants, and theaters, offering a fascinating glimpse into the city's bustling tourism scene of the era. This pamphlet provides rich insights into the types of attractions and services available to travelers during the period, making it a captivating collectible for enthusiasts of vintage travel, New Orleans history, and early 20th-century Americana.
This item is from the family estate of Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver. Estes also ran for President and vice President with Stevenson against Nixon/Eisenhower. At one time there was a fire in part of his childhood home. So this item may have some soot staining, discoloration/staining, creasing, has wear around the edges, may have a musty odor from storage with normal estate wear. Please see pictures/scans for more details. We have a large amount of ephemera from the Kefauver estate listed and or will be listing.
Measures approx. 3.75 by 8.5 inches folded
1930s New Orleans Harbor Sightseeing Steamboat Travel Brochure Map Pamphlet
$24.86
The brochure features a detailed, map of the Port of New Orleans, highlighting key landmarks, docks, and points of interest along the Mississippi River. It also includes a "Key to Map" with an extensive list of hotels, restaurants, and theaters, offering a fascinating glimpse into the city's bustling tourism scene of the era. This pamphlet provides rich insights into the types of attractions and services available to travelers during the period, making it a captivating collectible for enthusiasts of vintage travel, New Orleans history, and early 20th-century Americana.
This item is from the family estate of Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver. Estes also ran for President and vice President with Stevenson against Nixon/Eisenhower. At one time there was a fire in part of his childhood home. So this item may have some soot staining, discoloration/staining, creasing, has wear around the edges, may have a musty odor from storage with normal estate wear. Please see pictures/scans for more details. We have a large amount of ephemera from the Kefauver estate listed and or will be listing.
Measures approx. 3.75 by 8.5 inches folded
