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Dimensions: 3.5" x 6"
This is an authentic, original April 1947 edition of the "Connecticut Valley Guide," a 48-page regional pocket transit directory and business guide published by the Connecticut Valley Guide Company of Springfield, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut.
This post-World War II publication coordinates regional travel data and timetables across the key cities of the Connecticut River Valley corridor, including Springfield, Hartford, Holyoke, Northampton, and Greenfield.
Factual Content & Infrastructure Details Include:* Railroad Timetables: Schedules for the Springfield-Hartford-New York corridor, Boston to Springfield, Springfield to Albany (B. & A. R.R.), and White River Junction routes.* Transit Networks: Regional street railway schedules, bus terminal directories, and commercial airline services effective March 1947 (including American Airlines, Northeast Airlines, and United Airlines at Brainard Field and Barnes Airport).* Cartography: Includes a printed "New England Distances Map" detailing road and rail mileage connections centered around Springfield.* Period Advertising: Full-page layouts for local businesses including a notable Western Massachusetts Electric Company advertisement featuring the Reddy Kilowatt "Reddybox" character, a prominent back-cover illustrated advertisement for the Springfield Sheraton Hotel (Caribbean Lounge, Lloyd Carswell Manager), Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust Co., Punderson Coal/Coke/Oil, Raleigh Drug Co., and the Phelps Publishing Co.
Item Specifications:* Title: Connecticut Valley Guide* Issue Date: April, 1947* Publisher: Connecticut Valley Guide Company* Page Count: 48 Pages (Complete)* Format: Softcover pocket timetable and directory
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