Largest and fastest to the Orient. Canadian Pacific steamships – Antique Wall Art
![Largest and fastest to the Orient. Canadian Pacific steamships, [S.l. : s.n.], 1924. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b7/b7c592eb8539-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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Largest and fastest to the Orient. Canadian Pacific steamships. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Largest and fastest to the Orient. Canadian Pacific steamships
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This 1924 color lithograph sets a Western liner beside a Chinese junk, and the pairing is the point: the title promises the largest and fastest steamships to the Orient, while the junks evoke the older sailing trade those ships were meant to outpace. Canadian Pacific ran its Pacific service from Vancouver to Japan and China, and speed was a new selling point in an era when steam crossings were still novel. The poster reflects the art that railways and shipping lines commissioned to draw North American travelers toward distant destinations.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n.], 1924. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 91 x 61 cm. |
| Genre | Travel posters Canadian 1920-1930.Lithographs Color 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Printed in Canada 1924. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Ships--Canadian--1920-1930. Junks--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,009 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-224975 |
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