The Hanlons Le Voyage En Suisse: The Railroad Disaster poster – Vintage Poster
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A window into the past: The Hanlons Le Voyage En Suisse: The Railroad Disaster poster, preserved in this vintage poster. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
The Hanlons Le Voyage En Suisse: The Railroad Disaster poster
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Few theatrical posters of the 1870s pair a railway wreck with acrobatics quite like this one, which advertises the Hanlon brothers' *Le Voyage en Suisse*. The Hanlons, Edinburgh-born performers who built their reputation in Paris, staged fast pantomimes full of stage machinery and gymnastic stunts, and the railway theme let them turn a crash into spectacle. Posters of this kind were usually color lithographs, designed to catch the eye on boulevards and in station halls. The image also draws on real public unease about rail travel, when new lines were still a novelty and accidents made frequent news.
| Original scan | 2,697 × 2,049 px · prints to 9 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1384u |
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