Travel in Rail Comfort

Travel in Rail Comfort

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Poster, British Railways (London, Midland Region), Travel in Rail Comfort, by Hans Unger, 1955. Coloured lithograph depicting a passenger seated in a colourful railway carriage, reading a newspaper. The man is shown in a vignette in the shape of an umbrella, set against a grey background with large raindrops. He is smiling and smoking a pipe. The newspaper features a glum faced man beneath an umbrella, with the caption "Cold and wet". Lettering below in black, with the word "rail" in white. Format double royal.

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Category:
Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
Object Number:
2000-7544
Materials:
paper
type:
poster
credit:
Dow, A.