Twickenham by tram / E. McKnight Kauffer '24. – Antique Print
![Twickenham by tram / E. McKnight Kauffer '24., [London] : The Baynard Press, [19]24. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/86/8637fdbe8da0-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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A window into the past: Twickenham by tram / E. McKnight Kauffer '24., preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Twickenham by tram / E. McKnight Kauffer '24.
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Sailboats on the water make this 1924 poster stand apart from the city views that dominate its series, and they place the destination on the Thames at Twickenham, a riverside town southwest of central London. Edward McKnight Kauffer, an American-born designer, produced much of his best-known commercial work for London's transport companies in the 1920s. The poster was issued from Electric Railway House, the headquarters of the company that ran the city's trams and underground lines, and it encouraged Londoners to reach the river by tram for a day of leisure. Its flat areas of color and simplified shapes reflect the modern graphic style that made Kauffer's posters so recognizable on station walls.
| Created / published | [London] : The Baynard Press, [19]24. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1920-1930.Travel posters British 1920-1930.Prints Color 1920-1930. |
| Notes | No. 586 1000 5-24. Issued by Electric Railway House, London. Promotional goal: Gt. Brit. E2. 1924. |
| Subjects | Sailboats--England--London--1920-1930. Tourism--England--London--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 983 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-149320 |
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