London & North Eastern Railway of England and Scotland - The track of the Flying Scotsman / H. G. Gawthorn. – Antique Wall Art
![London & North Eastern Railway of England and Scotland - The track of the Flying Scotsman / H. G. Gawthorn., [S.l.] : London & North Eastern Railway, [ca. 1920] ; York : Ben Johnson & Co. Ltd. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/17/171ee4caa4aa-L.webp)
(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 London & North Eastern Railway of England and Scotland - The track of the Flying Scotsman / H. G. Gawthorn. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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London & North Eastern Railway of England and Scotland - The track of the Flying Scotsman / H. G. Gawthorn.
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Few bridges announce themselves like the Forth Bridge, and this poster makes it the centerpiece of the London and North Eastern Railway's run to Edinburgh. Completed in 1890 across the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry, its steel cantilever spans were the longest of their kind when it opened. By the early 1920s, the Flying Scotsman's northbound passengers crossed over the water on this structure, and Gawthorn's lithograph, printed in York, presents that crossing as a sight of speed and scale worth watching from the window.
| Created / published | [S.l.] : London & North Eastern Railway, [ca. 1920] ; York : Ben Johnson & Co. Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 101 x 63 cm. |
| Genre | Travel posters British 1910-1930.Lithographs Color 1910-1930. |
| Notes | Caption: Forth Bridge. Printed in England. |
| Subjects | Forth Bridge (South Queensferry, Scotland : Railroad bridge)--1910-1920. Railroad bridges--Scotland--1910-1920. Sightseers--Scotland--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,495 × 4,054 px · prints to 8 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223733 |
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