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Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Waterloo Station Southern Railway

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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.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.77 in (101 cm)Width: 49.22 in (125 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1947
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Restored folds, restored tears through image, restored creasing, restored pinholes, restored paper losses, backed on linen. Good condition, restored folds, restored tears through image, restored creasing, restored pinholes, restored paper losses, staining, backed on linen.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1012637413332
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