St George, Staten Island advertising poster: 20 Minutes from The Battery – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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 St George, Staten Island advertising poster: 20 Minutes from The Battery in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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St George, Staten Island advertising poster: 20 Minutes from The Battery
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Few pictures on this board show the ferry-era approach to New York as clearly as this advertising poster for St. George on Staten Island, which promised a 20-minute trip from The Battery. St. George was the Staten Island terminal for the Staten Island Ferry, and the ride across the harbor passed close to the Statue of Liberty, so the poster sold a short, scenic commute as much as a neighborhood. Such posters were common in the early twentieth century, when ferry and railroad companies and local promoters competed to attract residents and day-trippers to the outer boroughs. Its bold lettering and simple claim of a short trip make it a useful record of how the harbor was marketed to the public.
| Original scan | 4,080 × 2,719 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 03350u snapshotsofthepast.com |
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