Railroads on Parade, New York World's Fair

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
Leslie Ragan, American, 1897 - 1972
Subject
Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Poster advertising the exhibit "Railroads on Parade" at the Court of Railways held for the 1939 New York World's Fair featuring a John Bull locomotive from 1831 and a contemporary Pennsylvania Railroad streamline locomotive.
Credit Line
Gift of Unknown Donor
1939
Accession Number
1980-32-1145
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
104.1 × 68.6 cm (41 × 27 in.)
made in
USA
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Record ID
chndm_1980-32-1145
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f06bf630-670a-4408-8f9c-99c6cac70bba
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