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Chicago & Alton R.R.--The great palace reclining-chair route... / Ballin & Liebler, lith., N.Y. – Antique Wall Art

Chicago & Alton R.R.--The great palace reclining-chair route... / Ballin & Liebler, lith., N.Y., [between 1880 and 1900] — vintage poster
Chicago & Alton R.R.--The great palace reclining-chair route... / Ballin & Liebler, lith., N.Y., [between 1880 and 1900]. Vintage poster from the Chicago collection.

(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: Chicago & Alton R.R.--The great palace reclining-chair route... / Ballin & Liebler, lith., N.Y., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Chicago & Alton R.R.--The great palace reclining-chair route... / Ballin & Liebler, lith., N.Y.

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This poster promotes the Chicago & Alton Railroad's "palace reclining-chair route," a selling point aimed at travelers who wanted comfort on long trips between Chicago and points south and west. In the late 1800s, railroads competed by advertising luxurious passenger cars, and reclining seats were a sign of the upgraded service that drew riders away from rivals. The color lithograph was printed by Ballin & Liebler, a New York firm that produced many railroad and commercial posters in this period. Its bold color and promotional wording show how railroads used large printed images to build public confidence in their trains.

Created / published[between 1880 and 1900]
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color.
GenreAdvertisements 1880-1900.Posters 1880-1900.Lithographs Color 1800-1900.
SubjectsChicago and Alton Railroad Company--1880-1900. Railroad passenger cars--United States--1880-1900. Transportation--United States--1880-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan946 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-109420

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