Polska--Górny Ślask / W. Langner 1937. – Vintage Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Polska--Górny Ślask / W. Langner 1937.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Polska--Górny Ślask / W. Langner 1937.
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Upper Silesia, or Górny Śląsk, is the setting of this poster, and its title sends travelers to a district better known for coal pits and foundries than for scenery. W. Langner designed it in 1937, and it was printed in Warsaw the following year for the Silesian Voivodeship's tourism promotion association in Katowice, with the Polish State Railways also named as a sponsor. Its chosen subjects, coal mining and foundries, reflect how central the region was to Poland's industrial economy in the 1930s.
| Created / published | Warszawa : Zakl. Graf. B. Wierzbicki i SKa, 1938. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 100 x 60 cm. |
| Genre | Posters Polish 1930-1940.Lithographs Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Caption continues: Informacje: Zwiazek Propagandy Turystyki, Województwa Ślaskiego, Katowice - Ratusz. Liga popierania turystyki. Polskie koleje państwowe. Printed in Poland, 1938. Promotional goal: Poland. A42. 1938. |
| Subjects | Foundries--Poland--1930-1940. Coal mining--Poland--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,801 × 4,667 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220633 |
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