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Atlantic City, the playground of the world Travel by train. – Antique Wall Art

Atlantic City, the playground of the world Travel by train., Long Island City, New York : Latham Litho. & Ptg. Co., 1932. — vintage poster
Atlantic City, the playground of the world Travel by train., Long Island City, New York : Latham Litho. & Ptg. Co., 1932.. 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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The Traymore Hotel, one of Atlantic City's large oceanfront hotels, anchors this 1932 poster, which sells the resort as the "playground of the world" and presents the train as the way to get there. It was printed by the Latham Litho. & Ptg. Co. of Long Island City, New York, a commercial lithography firm that produced many travel and advertising posters in this period. The crowds on the sand and along the boardwalk show the seaside leisure the railroads hoped to sell during the Depression. Posters like this one were a common way for rail carriers to promote excursions to shore resorts between the wars.

Created / publishedLong Island City, New York : Latham Litho. & Ptg. Co., 1932.
Medium1 print (poster) : color.
GenreTravel posters 1930-1940.Prints Color 1930-1940.
NotesPromotional goal: U.S. E3. 1932.
SubjectsTraymore Hotel (Atlantic City, N.J.)--1930-1940. Beaches--New Jersey--Atlantic City--1930-1940. Boardwalks--New Jersey--Atlantic City--1930-1940. Crowds--New Jersey--Atlantic City--1930-1940. Hotels--New Jersey--Atlantic City--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,145 × 1,449 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216446

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