London Brighton & South Coast Railway poster Hastings & Eastbourne
- printer:
- Waterlow and Sons Limited
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Poster, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, "Excursion from London to Hastings & Eastbourne", 1901. Shows a guard hanging out of the third class guard window.
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:
- 1988-8061
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1030 mm x 663 mm
- type:
- poster
- credit:
- Onslow's Auctioneers
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