Twickenham by tram / E. McKnight Kauffer '24. – Historic Print
![Twickenham by tram / E. McKnight Kauffer '24., [London] : The Baynard Press, [19]24. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e3/e34d19a00f43-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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This rare vintage poster captures Twickenham by tram / E. McKnight Kauffer '24. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Twickenham by tram / E. McKnight Kauffer '24.
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Few posters of the period tie a suburb so directly to a day out on the water, but this one does: "Twickenham by Tram" pairs a riverside town on the Thames with sailboats on the river. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer, the American-born artist who became one of London's most influential poster designers in the 1920s, and printed in London by The Baynard Press in 1924. It was issued by Electric Railway House, the headquarters of the companies that ran London's trams, buses, and Underground, so its purpose was to encourage Londoners and visitors to travel out to Twickenham. Posters like this one were part of a broader effort in the interwar years to market leisure travel as an everyday pleasure.
| Created / published | [London] : The Baynard Press, [19]24. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1920-1930.Travel posters British 1920-1930.Prints Color 1920-1930. |
| Notes | No. 586 1000 5-24. Issued by Electric Railway House, London. Promotional goal: Gt. Brit. E2. 1924. |
| Subjects | Sailboats--England--London--1920-1930. Tourism--England--London--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 762 × 1,221 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218912 |
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