| The pictures show two views of this ©1943 Coca Cola Premium Our America Transportation Booklet with (20) Colorful Cards. Shown is the cover and two sample pages with (5) of the (20) cards that are inside. All (20) cards are here. The booklet and the picture cards are dated copyright MCMXLIII (1943). They are each lightly pasted at the top in their appropriate places in he booklet. The booklet is titled ''OUR AMERICA - TRANSPORTATION - Builds A Nation''. There are other booklets to the set that pertain to different industries such as: Motion Pictures, Oil, Coal, Electric, Steel, Glass, Cotton, and Lumber. These booklets and cards were a premium from The Coca-Cola Company and were approved by leading educators. They were distributed by The Coca-Cola Bottling Company during World War II to educate children. On the first page is a place for a childs name, Teacher, Grade, and Year. These are all blank in this booklet. There is a graphic on the back with two old Coca Cola bottles. The colorful pictures are like trading cards. There are (20) for each industry set. Each picture card has a colorful image on the front. On the back is a number, title, information, and a Coca-Cola marking. This particular set shows many different modes of transportation. The titles on the cards or stickers are as follows: #1. 1825 - Opening The Erie Canal
#2. 1849 - Covered Wagons
#3. 1880 - ''Ordinary'' Bicycles
#4. 1903 - Wilbur and Orville Wright Fly
#5. 1910 - An Automobile Party
#6. 1850 - A Mississippi River Steamboat
#7. 1860 - The Pony Express
#8. 1872 - A Horsecar and An Elevated Railroad
#9. A Ferryboat
#10. A Subway Car
#11. A Mountain Railroad
#12. An Automobile Camp
#13. A Moving Stairway
#14. Elevators In Buildings
#15. A Bus Station
#16. A Scenic Tour
#17. Antarctic Exploration
#18. Beebe's Bathysphere
#19. Stratosphere Exploration
#20. A Helicopter The booklet measures about 7-7/8'' x 10-3/4'' and each picture card or sticker measures 3'' x 4''. The booklet and all the picture cards appear to be in near mint assembled condition as pictured. We found this booklet to have an old musty paper smell from many years of storage and you may want to air it out. |
