Raymonds Vacation Excursions May Guest List to 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

Description

Nice "Raymond's Vacation Excursions" Passenger List for May 27, 1893, to
the Chicago 1893 World's Fair
- 3.5 x 6 inches
coated
smooth cream wraps
with
gilt and red banner print
and color graphic of
4 scenes along the way
(cover shown); back cover with black print logo and the same gilt and red banner lines (shown). Boston, MA:
Raymond and Whitcomb
,
May 27, 1893. Opens at the top like a notebook making (8) pages printed in black with thin red borders on smooth cream paper (3 shown). This souvenir of the grand all expenses paid trip from
Boston to the WCE
and return lists the 84 paid guests on the tour (shown and means not many were printed). It lists their
Grand Hotel
accommodations (shown). Remarkable condition for a travel souvenir!
-
Supplemental Information Related to Sale Item:
Walter
Raymond
started the
u
nique tour company
in 1883 to launch a "see America first" campaign that had no class structure and the unpublished price paid for ALL trip expenses, one of the first of its kind. Their Chicago hotel location faced the
Midway Plaisance
and was very convenient for Fair visitors (location shown on 59th and digitally highlighted). That year, Raymond had
weekly excursions to Jackson Park
(similar guest list souvenir from May 13 shown and previously sold). Raymond stayed in California and built one of the first large tourist hotels in
Pasadena
(souvenir dish image shown).
- Condition:
Excellent.
Covers and hinge fine and not opened or separated (shown). Metallic gilt and red banner print bright and not rubbed (shown). No page marks, tears, or stains (shown). One front cover blemish at top else no edge wear. Corners sharp. A trip souvenir listing all passengers to the WCE on May 27, 1893.
**Buyer
pays
.85 shipping in a stiff package with tracking number.