z7033a
| Title | Front of the Souvenir Ticket of First Trip of the Mark Twain Zephyr |
| Date of Original | 27 October 1935 |
| Date of Digital | 19 October 2003 |
| Description | HANNIBAL, MO - This is the front of the ticket (#213) for the first trip of the Mark Twain Zephyr, traveling from Hannibal, MO to Louisiana, MO and back. There are two small pieces missing on the lower right hand corner which are punches made by the conductor on the trip. Two punches designate a round trip. On the ticket it advertises that the Zephyr's regular route will be St. Louis, MO to Burlington, IA and back again. It also notes that the world's record non-stop run of 1015 miles in 785 minutes at 77.6 mph, Denver to Chicago, was made May 26, 1934 by the first Zephyr. |
| Creator | CB & Q Railroad |
| Contributor | Spaun, Becker |
| Publisher | Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, MO) |
| Subject | Mark Twain Zephyr (railroad train) |
| Subject | Mark Twain Zephyr (railroad train) -- Souvenirs. |
| Subject | Railroad travel--Iowa. |
| Subject | Railroad travel--Missouri. |
| Original Format | Ticket, gray, 2 1/2" by 4 1/2", two small pieces punched from lower right hand side |
| Digital Format | jpg |
| Identifier | Z7033a |