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Japan--Japanese Government Railways / Satomi. – Vintage Wall Art

Japan--Japanese Government Railways / Satomi., Osaka, Japan : H.B. Process Seihan Printing Co., [19]37. — vintage poster
Japan--Japanese Government Railways / Satomi., Osaka, Japan : H.B. Process Seihan Printing Co., [19]37.. Vintage poster from the Railroads & Depots collection.

(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 Japan--Japanese Government Railways / Satomi.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Printed in Osaka in 1937 by the H.B. Process Seihan Printing Co., this color poster bears the Japanese Government Railways name and the credit "Satomi," which likely identifies its artist. The railways operated the country's main rail network and promoted domestic travel through posters like this one, encouraging trips to scenic and hot spring destinations. Posters from this decade often blend modern graphic design with Japanese pictorial traditions, and that mix is worth noticing here. The poster was made as rail travel was becoming a popular leisure pursuit in Japan.

Created / publishedOsaka, Japan : H.B. Process Seihan Printing Co., [19]37.
Medium1 print (poster) : color.
GenrePosters Japanese 1930-1940.Prints Color 1930-1940.
NotesPromotional goal: Japan. E3. 1937. Library of Congress prints and photographs: an illustrated guide / Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 61
SubjectsTourism--Japan--1930-1940. Railroads--Japan--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan809 × 1,258 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216431

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