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Passenger Department, Bay State Street Railway Co.
Trips by Trolley Along Bay State Street Railway Co. Lines and Connections, 1912
With Text Accompanied by Strip Maps, a Color Centerfold Map, and Illustrations from Photographs
$45
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Boston, Bay State Street Railway Co., 1912, paper wraps
VG
[TRANSPORTATION – TROLLEY] [STREET RAILWAY] [MASSACHUSETTS] [GUIDEBOOK] Passenger Department, Bay State Street Railway Co. Pamphlet with the interior title Trips by Trolley Along Bay State Street Railway Co. Lines and Connections and the cover title Trolley Trips / [triangle-shaped log of the Bay State Street Railway Co] / 1912 (Boston: Bay State Street Railway Co., 1912). Printed by the W. S. Best Printing Co., Boston.
Folded, the pamphlet measures approximately 9 x 4.25 inches; opened up, it contains twenty-eight (28) pages measuring approximately 9 x 8.25 inches. Two-page centerfold map in color titled Aero View Map Showing Territory Covered by the Lines of the Bay State Street Railway Co and Their Connections, 1912. Photo illustrations throughout and small strip maps relating to text on the same and opposite pages. VG condition. [26-10]
The text includes information about the Bay State Street Railway Co; how to arrange for special cars for private parties; and where and how to trolley. Stations with fares to/from various locations are given with maps of the different districts. Names and locations of parks, groves and outing places in and around Boston are also noted with brief descriptions of their respective facilities and charges, if any. Sections of the pamphlet that feature illustrations taken from photographs include: Along the North Shore to Gloucester, the Home of the Fishermen and Around Cape Ann, the Artists’ Paradise; The Historic South Shore through Quincy, the City of Presidents, the Weymouths and Hingham to Nantasket Beach; To Lowell and Nashua Choice of Two Delightful Routes to the Gateway of the Granit State’s White Mountain District; To the Queen City of the Sea Wide Diversity of Scenes Inland and Along the Shore on Trips to Newport or Providence; Through Mayflower Land from the Hub to Old Plymouth, a Trip in Which Scenic, Historic and Modern Interest Alternates; To Lawrence and Haverhill An Inland Route with Glimpses of the Great Middlesex Fells Reservation and Beauties of Town, River and Country; The Land of King Phillip Through the Great Lake District of Massachusetts to the Old Whaling City of New Bedford; and The Merrimack Valley Through Great Progressive Cities, Quiet, Peaceful Cities, and Glorious Scenery. Each of those sections is accompanied by a strip map showing the route.
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