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Highlands of the Hudson--New York Central System / Leslie Ragan. – Historic Reproduction

Highlands of the Hudson--New York Central System / Leslie Ragan., [194-] — vintage poster
Highlands of the Hudson--New York Central System / Leslie Ragan., [194-]. Vintage poster from the Trains 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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Highlands of the Hudson--New York Central System / Leslie Ragan. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Highlands of the Hudson--New York Central System / Leslie Ragan.

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Rather than a city skyline or a locomotive, this poster points to the Highlands, the rugged stretch of the Hudson River valley north of New York City where the mountains crowd down to the water. The New York Central ran its passenger trains along that eastern shore, so the artwork sold the scenic ride as much as the destination. Leslie Ragan, a commercial artist who designed several railroad posters in the 1940s, worked when rail travel still competed with the automobile for vacationers, and this color poster reflects that effort to make a train trip look like the best way to see the river.

Created / published[194-]
Medium1 print (poster) : color.
GenreAdvertisements 1940-1950.Posters American 1940-1950.Prints Color 1940-1950.
NotesPromotional goal: U.S. E3. 194-?
SubjectsNew York Central Railroad Company. Railroads--New York (State)--1940-1950. Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan832 × 1,278 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-217018

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