Sunset, January 1904 : The magazine of California and the Far West... – Antique Wall Art
(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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Sunset, January 1904 : The magazine of California and the Far West... comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Sunset, January 1904 : The magazine of California and the Far West...
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A color poster from January 1904 promotes *Sunset*, the magazine of California and the Far West, and the Southern Pacific Company, the railroad that published it, used the magazine to draw settlers and tourists to its territory. The publication's illustrated pages spoke to a growing national interest in the West at the turn of the century. The record credits the design to A. Methfessel and the printing to the Sunset Press, but those details come from an older caption card and have not been independently verified.
| Created / published | San Francisco : Southern Pacific Company, 1904. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 69 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Color poster by A. Methfessel. Printed by the Sunset Press. Promotional goal: U.S. D41. 1904. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I. Sunset magazine. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,105 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176817 |
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