Touring the West with the Fred Harvey Co. & the Santa Fe Railway
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Touring the West with the Fred Harvey Co. & the Santa Fe Railway by Paul and Kathleen Nickens
Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe Railway teamed up to develop tourism in the American Southwest from the late 1880s and 1960s. These two companies formed an inter-dependent alliance that welcomed travelers thirsty for a civilized "western experience." The Harvey Company provided first class food served by friendly "Harvey Girls" and offered accomodations ner the stations, and both Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe energetically promoted the Southwest through marketing strategies, including hundreds of postcard images of scenic landscapes and historic cultures in New Mexico and Arizona.
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softcover, 111 pages
Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe Railway teamed up to develop tourism in the American Southwest from the late 1880s and 1960s. These two companies formed an inter-dependent alliance that welcomed travelers thirsty for a civilized "western experience." The Harvey Company provided first class food served by friendly "Harvey Girls" and offered accomodations ner the stations, and both Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe energetically promoted the Southwest through marketing strategies, including hundreds of postcard images of scenic landscapes and historic cultures in New Mexico and Arizona.
-back cover
softcover, 111 pages