Chessington Zoo Chessington Zoo

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Poster, British Railways (Southern Region), Chessington Zoo by Raymond Sheppard, 1952. Coloured lithograph depicting a procession of zoo animals, including a lion, tiger, penguin, polar bear, camel and rhinoceros. A woman and two children are riding in a howdah on the back of an elephant, which is straddled by a zoo-keeper. Text below, in green lettering, gives details of combined rail and admission tickets, and Chessington Zoo's attractions. British Railways 'totem' logo at the bottom. Format double royal.

Details

Category:
Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
Object Number:
1978-9292
type:
poster