Railway Ephemera
Object ID:
2010.031.079
Scope & Content:
Souvenir folder or envelope of 22 postcards. The envelope holding the postcard is brown and on the front has the Great Northern goat standing on top of the Great Northern Railway logo, encircling the goat are the words "Glacier National Park/ See America First." The envelope also has the words "Glacier National Park/Souvenir Folder/ 'The American Alps.'" There is also a logo made of the letters FCL in the bottom left corner. On the back of the postcard there is a drawing of two hotels and a cabin surrounded by trees with the words "the Belton Chalets" written above them.

Inside the postcard there are 22 color postcards printed front and back. They are numbered 5800 – 5821 and there titles and details are below. Each postcard has the copyright Kiser for GNRY.

5800 – Glacier Park Hotel, Eastern Gateway to Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard showing the hotel and lawn with a car with a family in it posing next to a man on horseback dressed as a cowboy.

5801 – Forest Lobby, Glacier Park Hotel, Eastern Gateway to Glacier National Park, Montana.

Postcard showing guest enjoying the lobby of the hotel. A souvenir shop can be seen and the lobby is decorated with furs, a teepee, the American flag, and Japanese paper lanterns. Lobby is has classical style pillars made out of logs, much like the Seattle AYPE Forrestry Building 1909.

5802 – Two Medicine Lake and Camp, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows lake, mountains and three cabins.

5803 – Trick Falls, Tow Medicine River, Glacier National Park, Montana

Postcard shows a man in front of the falls.

5804 – Cut Bank Camp, in the Cut Bank Canyon, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows river with a man fishing and several cabins The forest and mountains can also be seen.

5805 – Red Eagle Creek, Little Chief Mountain, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows creek and mountain.

5806 – Three Hour's Catch in St. Mary Lake, Ten and Twelve Pound Mackinaw Trout. Glacier National Park, Montana, On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard showing fishing pole next to 3 large trout and 2 smaller trout.

5807 – Blackfeet Indian Encampment, St. Mary Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows a teepee set up by the lake with a group of about 15 people in traditional clothing watching two people on horseback in the lake on wearing a feathered headdress.

5808 – Reflection on St. Mary Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows lake and mountains.

5809 – St. Mary Lake from Going–to–the–Sun Camp, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcards shows cabins around the lake and mountains.

5810 – Going–to–the–Sun Mountain and Camp, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows lake with a row boat, some cabins and mountains.

5811 – Looking East from Gunsight Pass, Showing Gunsight Lake and Going–to–the–Sun Mountain, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows lake and mountains and what appears to be a group of trail riders.

5812 – Blackfeet Glacier, Five Square Miles in Area. Largest in Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows two men climbing the glacier.

5813 – Lake Ellen Wilson, name after Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Wife of the President of the United States, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows lake and mountains.

5814 – Mt. Jackson as seen from Gunsight Pass, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows mountain.

5815 – Looking South from Summit of Pollock Mountain, Pigeon Pass, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard showing mountains.

5816 – Many–Glacier Camp on Lake McDermott, Grinnell Mountain in Background, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard showing Lake mountains and a couple of cabins.

5817 – Reflection on Lake McDermott, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows lake and mountains.

5818 – Iceberg Lake, over 5,000 feet above Sea Level, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows lake and mountain.

5819 – Cracker Lake, full of Cut–throat Mountain Trout, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows lake and mountains.

5820 – Avalanche Lake and Basin, Head Walls 2,000 feet High, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard shows man fishing in the lake and mountains.

5821 – Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park, Montana. On Main Line Great Northern Railway. See America First.

Postcard showing mountains reflected in the lake.

Search Terms:
Northern Pacific
Glacier National Park
Montana
Belton Chalets
Glacier Park Hotel
Forest Lobby
Two Medicine Lake
Two Medicine River
Trick Falls
Cut Bank Camp
Cut Bank Canyon
Red Eagle Creek
Little Chief Mountain
Makinaw Trout
Trout
Fishing
Camping
Blackfeet Indians
Teepee
St. Mary Lake
Going–to–the–Sun Camp
Going–to–the–Sun Mountain
Gunsight Pass
Blackfeet Glacier
Lake Ellen Wilson
Mt. Jackson
Pollock Mountain
Pigeon Pass
Many–Glacier Camp
Lake McDermott
Grinnell Mountain
Iceberg Lake
Cracker Lake
Cut–throat Mountain Trout
Avalanche Lake
Lake McDonald
Subjects:
Northern Pacifiic
Glacier National Park
Montana
Belton Chalets
Glacier Park Hotel
Forest Lobby
Two Medicine Lake
Two Medicine River
Trick Falls
Cut Bank Camp
Cut Bank Canyon
Red Eagle Creek
Little Cheif Mountain
Makinaw Trout
Trout
Fishing
Camping
Blackfeet Indians
Teepee
St. Mary Lake
Going–to–Sun Camp
Going–to–Sun Mountain
Gunsight Pass
Blackfeet Glacier
Lake Ellen Wilson
Mt. Jackson
Pollock Mountain
Pigeon Pass
Many–Glacier Camp
Lake McDermott
Grinnell Mountain
Iceberg Lake
Cracker Lake
Cut–throat Mountain Trout
Avalanche Lake
Lake Mc Donald

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