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Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Waterloo Station Southern Railway

1947

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Original vintage train travel advertising poster issued by Southern Railway - Waterloo Station 1848-1948 A Centenary of Uninterrupted Service During Peace and War - featuring a detailed illustration of the busy Central London station depicting people in smart suits and fashionable dresses, shoppers and families, people in different military uniform, boy scouts and porters, a girl sitting on a suitcase and two ladies running to make their train, a couple kissing and a man pushing a bicycle, people at the news stand and buying tickets at the main line booking office, Royal Mail vans parked on the side and steam trains on the platforms, a green Southern Railway van with a penguin on the side advertising Chessington Zoo and Circus driving by in the foreground, the glass ceiling architecture and the iconic four-faced clock above with the title text on the black border below. Artwork by Helen McKie (1889-1957). Printed by The Baynard Press, London. Horizontal. Large size. Good condition, restored folds, restored tears through image, restored creasing, restored pinholes, restored paper losses, staining, backed on linen.
  • Creation Year:
    1947
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.77 in (101 cm)Width: 49.22 in (125 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Good condition, restored folds, restored tears through image, restored creasing, restored pinholes, restored paper losses, staining, backed on linen.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU43613544122
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