[Train station crowded with servicemen and women and a large U.S. flag] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Train station crowded with servicemen and women and a large U.S. flag], [1943] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/58/5818ba92e7e1-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.)
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This rare historic drawing captures [Train station crowded with servicemen and women and a large U.S. flag] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Few places captured wartime travel like Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, and this 1943 drawing shows its concourse crowded with servicemen and servicewomen beneath a large American flag. During World War II the station was one of the busiest rail hubs in the country, moving troops and civilians to ports, training camps and home. The artist emphasizes the crowd and the flag rather than individual faces, a common approach in wartime imagery meant to suggest national mobilization. The station's 1910 McKim, Mead & White building was demolished in the 1960s, so views like this one preserve its grand interior.
| Created / published | [1943] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing. |
| Genre | Interiors |
| Notes | Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1976:R2.148) Published in: Pennsylvania Station |
| Subjects | Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.) Railroad stations--New York--New York--1940-1950. Crowds--1940-1950. Flags--American--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,000 × 3,747 px · prints to 10 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223473 |
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