Chicago & Alton R.R.--The great palace reclining-chair route... / Ballin & Liebler, lith., N.Y. – Vintage Print
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(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Chicago & Alton R.R.--The great palace reclining-chair route... / Ballin & Liebler, lith., N.Y.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Chicago & Alton R.R.--The great palace reclining-chair route... / Ballin & Liebler, lith., N.Y.
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The title promises "the great palace reclining-chair route," which points to a feature that drew riders in the late nineteenth century: seats that tilted back for long journeys. The Chicago & Alton Railroad carried passengers between Chicago and St. Louis and other Midwestern points, and carriers of this era used posters like this one to set their service apart in a crowded market. The color lithograph was produced by Ballin & Liebler of New York, a firm known for commercial posters of the period, and it shows how railroads sold comfort as much as speed.
| Created / published | [between 1880 and 1900] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1880-1900.Posters 1880-1900.Lithographs Color 1800-1900. |
| Subjects | Chicago and Alton Railroad Company--1880-1900. Railroad passenger cars--United States--1880-1900. Transportation--United States--1880-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 2,207 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-214465 |
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