Nov 10, 2022 - Sale 2621

Sale 2621 - Lot 135

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

SAM HYDE HARRIS (1889-1977)

TWO DAYLIGHTS DAILY! TO LOS ANGELES / SOUTHERN PACIFIC. Circa 1938.

21 1/2x16 inches, 54 1/2x40 3/4 cm.
Condition B+ / B: losses in bottom right and top left corners; small replaced loss at top edge; small tears and time-staining in margins; multiple pin holes in corners. Paper. Matted and framed.

Southern Pacific began operating its streamlined train service, Daylight, between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 1937. The route was so popular (the trains were frequently referred to as "the most beautiful trains in the world") that by 1940 they were running twice a day. The Morning Daylight and the Noon Daylight. It wasn't until the middle of 1938 that Southern Pacific began offering their $6 one-way fare. Initially it had cost $9.47 for the same ticket, but the railroad had to lower the price in the face of competition from the Santa Fe Railroad, which offered cheaper tickets on the same route.
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From the collection of Victor Ryerson.