Rock Island at the 1934 World's Fair / Neely Printing Company, Chicago. – Vintage Print
(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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Step back in time with Rock Island at the 1934 World's Fair / Neely Printing Company, Chicago., a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Rock Island at the 1934 World's Fair / Neely Printing Company, Chicago.
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A railroad's name leads this poster, placing Rock Island's service at the center of a promotion for the Century of Progress International Exposition on Chicago's lakefront. The fair ran in 1933 and 1934 to mark a century since the city's founding, and its modern exhibition buildings drew visitors from across the country, which made travel companies eager to advertise their routes to it. Neely Printing Company of Chicago produced the piece as a silkscreen, a method that suited the bold, flat color needed for posters meant to catch the eye in station waiting rooms and travel offices.
| Created / published | Chicago : Neely Printing Company, 1934. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen ; 69 x 52 cm. |
| Genre | Posters American 1930-1940.Screen prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. E3.K6. 1934. Purchase; (DLC/PP-1997:040). |
| Subjects | Century of Progress International Exposition--(1933-1934 :--Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings. Fairs--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,802 × 4,691 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220168 |
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