Vintage booklet promoting Gray Line Motor Coach Tours of New York City, published more than 90 years ago.

  • The booklet measures 9" x 8" and has 16 pages of descriptive text, with dozens of black-and-white photographs of the city's landmarks and attractions.


  • The front and rear covers open to a wide-angle view of the tip of lower Manhattan. Images inside include views of the Tombs Prison, the Ghetto, Washington Mews, Columbia University Library, Wall Street, the Holland Tunnel, Chinatown, and Luna Park at Coney Island.


  • All tours originated from the Union Motor Coach Terminal at Herald Square, and among the tours offered were Upper New York, Lower New York, Gayest New York, Coney Island-Chinatown, and Long Island Circle.


  • There's a full-page letter of welcome from New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker, dated February 3, 1930.


  • The booklet is titled Seeing New York:  The Most Comprehensive Sight-Seeing Service in New York City, and the photos are copyrighted © Ewing Galloway.


  • Condition:  This booklet is in very good, lightly used condition, bright and clean, with no rips, tears, or writing. It folds to 9" x 4", and there's a neat rubber-stamp imprint on the cover from the Consolidated Bus Ticket Office. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.


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