The Texas Panhandle Magazine
[Chicago]: 1911. 56pp. Large octavo. Original printed wrappers. Light wear and soiling, heavier to rear cover, a few chips and tears. Minor soiling to contents, printed on two different paper stocks. About very good. Item #1683
Promotional work in the guise of a periodical, featuring articles and numerous illustrations about northern Texas. One such article is entitled "A People Who Are Making Good," and features two pages of text and four photographs highlighting development in Memphis, Texas, in Hall County. Another article is titled "Progressive Amarillo," while another is simply called "Pictorial Panhandle" and features several pages of images depicting the region. It includes numerous ads for local businesses throughout, the back cover being devoted to G.A. Vawter of Dalhart, Texas, hawking real estate information: "Your future in Moore County is my future. ... We grow all the products that are grown in the north. The air is a cure for the sick and an inspiration for the healthy. ... Why stay on a high-priced, run-down farm, when you can buy Moore County land, which is low-priced and bursting with fertility?" Not in OCLC.
Price: $650.00