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See All the World Right Here in America

Title:
See All the World Right Here in America
Full Title:
You Can See All the World Right Here in America! Greyhound Makes It Possible
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
Greyhound Corporation
Date:
1935
Date posted:
2015-08-25
ID Number:
1272.01
Identifier:
PJM_1272_01.jpg
Subject:
Advertising & Promotion
Pictorial
Extent:
(cm, H x W) 32 x 60
Collector's Notes:
In the depths of the Depression, Greyhound offered travel to "natural wonders, historic shrines, beauty spots, crops and industries of America - all compared with similar places elsewhere throughout the world." For each of 88 numbered foreign sites one might want to visit, Greyhound offers an American alternative: Holland/Holland Michigan Tulip Farms|Shanghai/San Francisco Chinatown|Nile Valley/Texas Cotton Fields|Parthenon, Greece/Parthenon, Nashville. Date is estimated.
Note:
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact
Source:
Published by Greyhound Management Company
References:
For full details on references, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/references.
Rights:
For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.

About the collection

This is a collection of “persuasive” cartography: maps intended primarily to influence the opinion of the viewer -- to send a message -- rather than to communicate geographic information. The collection reflects a variety of persuasive tools: allegorical, satirical and pictorial mapping; selective inclusion or exclusion; unusual projections, graphics and text; and intentional deception. Maps in the collection address a wide range of messages: religious, political, military, commercial, moral and social.