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These are three different 1950 magazine advertisements for Canadian Pacific Railways / Steamship Lines. The first ad top picture promotes the Canadian Pacific Railways Banff Springs Hotel Resort in the Canadian Rockies, middle picture promotes cruises to Alaska upon the "Princess" cruise ship line, and the bottom picture is the Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia. The second pictured ad promotes in the top picture the Canadian Pacific railways through the Canadian Rockies to the Pacific Coast. Middle picture promotes travel to Europe upon the "White Empress" cruise liner, and the bottom picture is the luxurious Chateau Lake Louise hotel/resort in the Canadian Rockies. The third smaller ad promotes again travel to Alaska upon the Princess Liner ($150 round-trip from Vancouver) and at the bottm Empress Liner to Europe ($240 First Class)
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