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Canada's Evergreen Playground. Victoria B.C Canadian Pacific Railway

Canada's Evergreen Playground. Victoria B.C

Canadian Pacific Railway

Other works by Canadian Pacific Railway

Publication: Canadian Pacific Railway, 1930, NP

9" x 5 3/4" in bright colorful wrappers showing a young woman surrounded by roses and a young man teeing off on a golf course overlooking the ocean. 24pp plus a list of Canadian Pacific Agencies in Canada and the United States printed on inside of back cover. Illustrations. Map. “Natural beauty can often be poignant enough to make you catch your breath. Canada’s Evergreen Playground abounds in such glorious glimpses of nature’s handiwork.” Text sections include information on Victoria; the Empress Hotel; year round golf, including the Empress Winter Golf Tournament; the Crystal Garden, which included one of the largest warm sea-water swimming pools in America, Turkish baths, a dance floor and badminton court; hunting and fishing; the Island Highway and sights and stops along the way; B.C. coastal service, cruises and coastal trips (including to Alaska) presented by the Canadian Pacific’s British Columbia Coast Steamships; Vancouver; antiques; yachting; Harrison Hot Springs; a flower calendar from October to April; and other tourist related information. Map map on page 2 shows water routes between Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver. Near fine.

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