London by L.N.E.R. / Fred Taylor. – 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.)
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This rare vintage poster captures London by L.N.E.R. / Fred Taylor. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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London by L.N.E.R. / Fred Taylor.
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Buckingham Palace, the sovereign's London residence, anchors this poster, and its subjects are a military band and a formal ceremony outside the palace. It was issued by the London and North Eastern Railway, formed in 1923 when several railway companies merged, and it belongs to the company's series of advertisements encouraging travel to the capital. The artist, Fred Taylor, was a prolific designer of British railway posters in the 1920s and 1930s, known for bold color and simplified shapes. As a color lithograph, the piece shows how railway advertising used royal pageantry to present London as a destination worth the journey.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 101 x 63 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | London : London & North Eastern Railway, [between 1920 and 1930] |
| Subjects | Buckingham Palace (London, England)--1920-1930. Military bands--British--1920-1930. Military parades & ceremonies--England--London--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,897 × 6,084 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226036 |
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