The William Laughead Papers, introduced in a previous post, continue to delight. Among the Bunyan-related materials, we found an advertising booklet heralding “Paul Bunyan’s Prosperity Special.”
This pamphlet documents the Red River Lumber Company’s strategy to capitalize on the excitement surrounding the completion of the Western Pacific and Great Northern rail connection. On November 10, 1931, [...]
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Paul Bunyan Defeats Depression?
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