Philadelphia. Go by... Pennsylvania Railroad – Vintage Wall Art
![Philadelphia. Go by... Pennsylvania Railroad, [S.l. : s.n., ca. 1955] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/31/315a856f1f41-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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Philadelphia. Go by... Pennsylvania Railroad. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Philadelphia. Go by... Pennsylvania Railroad
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A Pennsylvania Railroad poster from about 1955 puts the Liberty Bell at the center of its pitch, pairing the famous landmark with a family on a Philadelphia trip. During the 1950s the railroad competed for vacationers with the growing postwar automobile and air travel, and posters like this one were typically printed in large runs for stations and travel offices. The mix of historic landmark and family holiday shows how the railroad sold Philadelphia as a destination for ordinary Americans, not only for business travelers.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., ca. 1955] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone, color ; 103 x 63 cm. |
| Genre | Travel posters American 1950-1960.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1950-1960. |
| Notes | Litho. in U.S.A. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Pennsylvania Railroad--1950-1960. Liberty Bell--1950-1960. Railroads--1950-1960. Families--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1950-1960. Tourism--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1950-1960. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,088 × 5,000 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225128 |
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