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[Woman racing train on horseback, while man jumps from biplane onto train] – Vintage Print

[Woman racing train on horseback, while man jumps from biplane onto train], [192-] — vintage poster
[Woman racing train on horseback, while man jumps from biplane onto train], [192-]. Vintage poster from the Railroads & Depots collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare vintage poster captures [Woman racing train on horseback, while man jumps from biplane onto train] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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A woman galloping alongside a locomotive while a man leaps from a biplane onto the moving train makes this German color poster stand out from typical railway advertising. The record dates it to the 1920s and labels it a promotional piece, but it does not name the sponsor or the event being advertised. The stunt imagery reflects the decade's fascination with speed, aviation and daredevil spectacle, and Weimar-era poster artists often used bold, dynamic compositions like this to catch the eye on crowded city walls.

Created / published[192-]
Medium1 print (poster) : color.
GenrePosters German 1920-1930.Prints Color 1920-1930.
NotesPromotional goal: Ger. K80. 192-.
SubjectsRailroad locomotives--1920-1930. Horseback riding--1920-1930. Daredevils--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan805 × 1,269 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216435

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