Blackpool, Official Guide 6

Made:
1955 in United Kingdom
printer:
Charles and Read Limited
maker:
British Railways, London Midland Region
Blackpool, Official Guide 6

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Poster, British Railways (London Midland Region), Blackpool, Official Guide 6, with a 3d depiction of the sea front and street with the Blackpool Tower, 1955. Format: double royal.

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:
1998-10084
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 1016 mm x 635 mm
type:
poster

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