Holiday Handbook 1939
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Poster, London & North Eastern Railway, Holiday Handbook 1939 by Arthur Michael. Text: "By this book, Book your holiday!" with a depiction of the book.
Posters and eye-catching travel guides were used by railway companies at stations to promote leisure activities, holidays and travel opportunities to passengers waiting for their train. Railway companies regularly commissioned graphic artists to design the posters to make them visually engaging and market attractive things to do by train to encourage more customers.
Details
- Category:
- Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
- Object Number:
- 1987-8939
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall: 1016 mm x 634 mm
- type:
- poster
- credit:
- British Rail, Records Office