Canadian Pacific / Ewart. – Historic 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.)
Description
This vintage poster of Canadian Pacific / Ewart. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Canadian Pacific / Ewart.
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Of the railway posters on this board, this one stands out for its focus on the locomotive itself, a subject the Canadian Pacific Railway promoted heavily in the mid-twentieth century. The company, which completed its transcontinental line in 1885, used posters like this to market its passenger service across Canada and beyond. Printed as a color lithograph around 1950 and credited to Ewart, the poster dates from the postwar years, when rail travel was still a major way to cross the country. Its large format was designed to catch the eye of passersby at stations and in public places.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 91 x 61 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [S.l. : s.n., ca. 1950] |
| Subjects | Canadian Pacific Railway Company--1940-1960. Railroad locomotives--Canadian--1940-1960. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,902 × 6,128 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225655 |
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