Advertising of the West collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: WHC-M-2715

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

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Promotional brochures, flyers, handbills, maps, and original illustrations advertising geographic locations in the American West, as well as using the image of the West to sell other goods and services. The materials advertise tourist destinations such as rodeos, ranches, and the Grand Canyon; promotional brochures for western cities and towns such as Deming, New Mexico, and Lander, Wyoming; illustrated mining company stock certificates; and illustrations by Ken Laager for the covers of various western novels.

Dates

1874 - 2016

Creator

University of Oklahoma. Western History Collections (collector., Organization)

Language of Material

English.

Restrictions on Access

Open for public research.

Extent

2 Cubic Feet (2 cubic ft.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Promotional brochures, flyers, handbills, maps, and original illustrations advertising geographic locations in the American West, as well as using the image of the West to sell other goods and services. The materials advertise tourist destinations such as rodeos, ranches, and the Grand Canyon; promotional brochures for western cities and towns such as Deming, New Mexico, and Lander, Wyoming; illustrated mining company stock certificates; and illustrations by Ken Laager for the covers of various western novels.

Subjects

Advertising -- West (U.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Brochures Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Laager, Kenneth
Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Promotional materials Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Stock certificates Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Tourism -- West (U.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings