DATE: ca.1920s-1960s
SCOPE: This collection includes travel stickers and luggage labels, circa 1920s-1960s. The stickers feature colorful designs advertising a range of transportation companies and vacation destinations around the world.
EXTENT: 49 items
ACCESS: This is collection M-603. This collection is available for on-site use only in the Rare Book and Manuscripts Reading Room. Some of the collection may be photocopied, digitally scanned or photographed, depending on condition. Researchers are advised to call ahead concerning changes in hours due to University intersessions and holidays. The St. Louis Mercantile Library is located on levels one and two of the Thomas Jefferson Library building. More information about conducting research with the archival collections of the Library, including current building hours and reading room policies, can be found on our Research page.
RESTRICTIONS: None
Preferred Citation note: The preferred citation for this collection is “From the Special Collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.”
INVENTORY
Airline and bus line labels are grouped in the front of the collection. The remaining labels are loosely arranged by continent of origin.
| Folder Number | Sleeve Number | Item Identifier | Item Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | M603.001 | Hawaiian Airlines |
| 1 | 1 | M603.002 | Greyhound Lines |
| 1 | 1 | M603.003 | Trans World Airlines |
| 1 | 2 | M603.004 | Lufthansa |
| 1 | 2 | M603.005 | Jugoslovenski Aero transport |
| 1 | 2 | M603.006 | Handley Page Transport Ltd. |
| 1 | 3 | M603.007 | Handley Page Transport Ltd. |
| 1 | 3 | M603.008 | Forbundshotellet, Oslo, Norway |
| 1 | 3 | M603.009 | Panagra |
| 1 | 4 | M603.010 | Hotel Miramar, Malaga, Spain |
| 1 | 4 | M603.011 | Hotel Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain |
| 1 | 4 | M603.012 | Northern Ireland Tourist Board |
| 1 | 5 | M603.013 | Missionshotellet Ansgar, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1 | 5 | M603.014 | Hotel Bristol, Genoa, Italy |
| 1 | 5 | M603.015 | San Domenico Palazzo, Taormina, Italy |
| 1 | 6 | M603.016 | Parc-Hotel Bernerhof, Basel, Switzerland |
| 1 | 6 | M603.017 | Hotel Plitvice, Yugoslavia (two copies) |
| 1 | 6 | M603.018 | Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1 | 7 | M603.019 | Nassauer Hof, Wiesbaden, Germany |
| 1 | 7 | M603.020 | Der Nassauer Hof, Wiesbaden, Germany |
| 1 | 7 | M603.021 | Hotell Malmen, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1 | 8 | M603.022 | Jung-”Salzburg”, Austria |
| 1 | 8 | M603.023 | Hotel du Sabot d’Or, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1 | 9 | M603.024 | Trieste, Italy (two copies) |
| 1 | 9 | M603.025 | Lloyd Triestino Victoria |
| 1 | 10 | M603.026 | Lloyd Triestino Cabin |
| 1 | 10 | M603.027 | “Stayed At Plaza Hotel,” Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 1 | 11 | M603.028 | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| 1 | 11 | M603.029 | Westward Ho Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| 1 | 11 | M603.030 | Hotel Regis, Mexico |
| 1 | 12 | M603.031 | Plaza Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina (two copies) |
| 1 | 12 | M603.032 | Ermitage Hotel, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 1 | 12 | M603.033 | Mayan Inn, Chichicastenango, Guatemala |
| 1 | 13 | M603.034 | Hotel Crillon, Santiago, Chile |
| 1 | 13 | M603.035 | Empresa Andina Del Sud, Chile and Argentina |
| 1 | 14 | M603.036 | Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (two copies) |
| 1 | 14 | M603.037 | Hotel New Otani Blue Sky Lounge, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1 | 15 | M603.038 | Miramar Hotel, Bacolod, Philippines |
| 1 | 15 | M603.039 | Kyoto Hotel, Kyoto, Japan |
| 1 | 15 | M603.040 | Hotel New Otani, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1 | 16 | M603.041 | Tungfang Binguan, Guangzhou, China |
| 1 | 16 | M603.042 | Kyoto Tower Hotel, Kyoto, Japan |
| 1 | 16 | M603.043 | Hotel Merlin, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 1 | 17 | M603.044 | Tungfang Binguan, Guangzhou, China |
| 1 | 17 | M603.045 | Meikles Hotel, Salisbury, Rhodesia |
| 1 | 17 | M603.046 | Hôtel Jeanne d’Arc, Fez, Morocco |
| 1 | 18 | M603.047 | Louxor Hotel, Luxor, Egypt |
| 1 | 18 | M603.048 | unidentified |
| 1 | 18 | M603.049 | unidentified |
