Nantucket: The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. / John Held Jr. – Antique Print
![Nantucket: The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. / John Held Jr., New York : Andrew H. Kellogg Co., [19]25. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/21/2154f985738e-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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Nantucket: The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. / John Held Jr. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Nantucket: The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. / John Held Jr.
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This color poster promotes Nantucket, the island off Massachusetts, for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, which sold travel to the island in 1925. The artist, John Held Jr., was one of the best-known illustrators of the Jazz Age, and his angular, fashionable figures give the piece the lively look of the decade's magazine covers. Railroads of the period relied on posters like this to pull summer travelers to the New England coast, and the cheerful scene reflects how seaside holidays were becoming a mass pastime.
| Created / published | New York : Andrew H. Kellogg Co., [19]25. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. E3. 1925. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 2,290 px · prints to 5 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176683 |
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