1930s Safe Way Lines NYC Bus Travel Ad Brevoort Hotel Chicago Ephemera
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Discover a fascinating piece of early 20th-century travel history with this original newspaper advertisement for Safe-Way Lines, promoting comfortable bus travel to New York from Chicago. This evocative ephemera highlights a single fare of $14 and a round trip for $25, promising the journey in "reclining sleeper chairs" and the "most modern of coaches" within 28 hours. It vividly captures the burgeoning era of intercity bus travel, a significant development in American transportation during the 1930s.
The distinctive "Safe-Way Lines" logo, featuring a swastika as a symbol of good luck, is a powerful historical marker, reflecting cultural norms before the symbol's later appropriation. This unique item offers a glimpse into the economics and advertising strategies of the time, making it a compelling collectible for enthusiasts of vintage travel, advertising history, and Chicago ephemera.
This is from a 1933 Chicago Tribune newspaper.
Please see pictures/scans for details on condition. Discoloration, worn/torn around edges, with normal wear consistent for 90 plus year old paper.
Measures approximately 2.25 by 2 inches
1930s Safe Way Lines NYC Bus Travel Ad Brevoort Hotel Chicago Ephemera
$12.99
The distinctive "Safe-Way Lines" logo, featuring a swastika as a symbol of good luck, is a powerful historical marker, reflecting cultural norms before the symbol's later appropriation. This unique item offers a glimpse into the economics and advertising strategies of the time, making it a compelling collectible for enthusiasts of vintage travel, advertising history, and Chicago ephemera.
This is from a 1933 Chicago Tribune newspaper.
Please see pictures/scans for details on condition. Discoloration, worn/torn around edges, with normal wear consistent for 90 plus year old paper.
Measures approximately 2.25 by 2 inches
