COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Covers: A Hysterical Map of Death Valley National Monument and It's Lookin' Mighty Low.
Obj Height cm:
11
Obj Width cm:
25
Note:
Envelope labeled, "Here's Another Hysterical Map".
Full Title:
(Covers to) A Hysterical Map of Death Valley National Monument and It's Lookin' Mighty Low.
List No:
6786.001
Page No:
covers
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1948
Pub Title:
A Hysterical Map of Death Valley National Monument and It's Lookin' Mighty Low.
Pub Note:
In 1932 the Lindgren Brothers of Spokane, Washington began manufacturing colorful silk-screened maps depicting iconic national parks and other scenic areas. With emphasis on both verbal and visual humor, they titled these inexpensive tourist souvenirs "Hysterical Maps," seeking to distinguish them from "historical" pictorial maps, a genre then in vogue. Aimed at the middle-class American tourist, they were available for purchase at gas stations and other stops along the vacation route, with the mailing envelope allowing them to be easily sent to friends or relatives as souvenirs.
Pub List No:
6786.000
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
11
Pub Width cm:
25
Image No:
6786001
Publisher Location:
Spokane
Publisher:
Lindgren Brothers
Type:
Covers
Subject:
Pictorial map
Publication Author:
Lingren, Jolly
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Author:
Lingren, Jolly
Date:
1948
Covers: A Hysterical Map of Death Valley National Monument and It's Lookin' Mighty Low.
