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Poster, Southern Railway, Southampton Docks, The Gateway to the World, by Leslie Carr, 1931. Coloured lithograph depicting the new transatlantic liner, Empress of Britain, leaving the docks at night. The liner and a small launch are illuminated by moonlight, while other liners are berthed at the docks. Additional text reads "The Empress of Britain ready to leave Southampton Docks for Canada" and states that the docks are "Owned and managed by the Southern Railway". Text in the bottom margin reads "Southern Railway Advertising, AD 1661 1/1931, Waterlow & Sons Ltd., London, Dunstable & Watford". Format: quad royal. Dimensions: 40 x 50 inches, 1016 x 1270mm.
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- Category:
- Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
- Object Number:
- 1986-9138
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
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overall: 1016 mm x 1270 mm
- type:
- poster
- credit:
- Onslow's Auctioneers
