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Vintage Travel Guide, Tour Map for Washington DC 1960’s-1970’s

$ 6.33

Availability: 52 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Handmade: No
  • Type: Vintage Visitor's Map, Pictorial Guide
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Items are in okay condition, with some signs of age and wear. The Capsco Visitor's Map is from 1975, but seems like it could be older. It refers to streetcars and includes an old phone numbering system (DUpont7-7625, STerling3-3535) that generally ended by the mid 1960's. There is a small tear along one edge (see images).
  • Region of Origin: District of Columbia

    Description

    Vintage maps & guides to Washington DC, the nation’s capital and the center of one of the most economically dynamic metro areas in the country. Includes a vintage color pictorial guide to Washington (from Prince Lithograph, circa 1960, back when it was a much smaller company town, a place that JFK famously described as combining “Northern charm and Southern efficiency.”); and a colorful visitors map & guide for Washington (from Capsco, 1975).