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Railway Posters (Shire Library)
Lorna Frost
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Description for Railway Posters (Shire Library)
Paperback. Railway posters have a huge appeal to the modern audience, but just what is it that appeals to us? This text explores the changing styles and functions of the railway poster from the early pre-grouping days through to the inter-war 'golden age', World War Two and the nationalised British Railways. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
Railway posters have huge appeal for the modern audience, but just what explains this continuing interest? Enduring images of iconic locomotives, bathing beauties and characters such as Sunny South Sam are testament to the creativity of the railway company marketing departments and the posters tell us not only about railway history and technology, architectural and engineering accomplishments, but also about the cultural and social significance of the railways. The influence of the railway industry on our cities and coastlines, and on the development of leisure time and holiday resorts, can be seen in the recurring images of ramblers, bathers and ... Read more
Railway posters have huge appeal for the modern audience, but just what explains this continuing interest? Enduring images of iconic locomotives, bathing beauties and characters such as Sunny South Sam are testament to the creativity of the railway company marketing departments and the posters tell us not only about railway history and technology, architectural and engineering accomplishments, but also about the cultural and social significance of the railways. The influence of the railway industry on our cities and coastlines, and on the development of leisure time and holiday resorts, can be seen in the recurring images of ramblers, bathers and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747810841
SKU
V9780747810841
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Lorna Frost
Lorna Frost is Assistant Curator, Image Collections at the National Railway Museum.
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