Advertisements
Cunard Cruise Line Poster, New York
Cunard poster advertising '6000 Miles Cruise to the New World, New York, Niagara Falls and The Great Chicago Exhibition' and featuring the Statue of Liberty and New York skyline
'Take a Kodak with you', advertisement for Kodak cameras, British, c 1910.
Colour poster produced for Kodak Ltd, showing the 'Kodak Girl' standing on a beach, holding a small camera and case, promoting a Daily Mail holiday photography competition with a £1000 prize. The introduction of portable rollfilm cameras increased the number of women taking photographs and Kodak recognised their potential as hobby users. In 1910, the 'Kodak Girl' became the central motif of Kodak's advertising. Famous for her striped dress, she featured in posters across four decades.
Norwich Cathedral, LNER poster, 1923-1947.
London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) poster advertising rail services to Norwich, Norfolk. Artwork by E H.
Railway Excursion Poster
Railway Excursion Poster advertising Route to the Highlands. Print on paper. England, 1905.
'Rapid Transit, Safety, Economy', LNER poster, 1923-1947.
London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) poster advertising rail freight services.
Blackpool, Midland Railway poster, c 1930s.
Poster advertising autumn season tickets for travel to Blackpool, Lancashire.
'Dunoon', LNER poster, 1923-1947.
London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) poster advertising the Scottish resort of Dunoon. Artwork by Littlejohns.
'Hats Off! Trans-Pennine Inter-City Diesel Service', BR poster, c 1950s.
Poster produced for British Railways (BR) to advertise the Trans- Pennine service. Illustrated with a long arm with a hat in its hand, and a locomotive.
'First Sailing of RMS 'Queen Mary' , SR poster, 1936.
Poster produced for Southern Railways (SR) to advertise the first sailing of the liner Queen Mary, and tickets to the event from London train stations. The Queen Mary was the largest and fastest liner ever built: she could accommodate 776 first-clas, 784 tourist and 579 third-clas pasengers, together with 1101 officers and crew. She also won the Blue Riband of the Atlantic in 1936 and 1938, and served as a troop ship in the Second World War. Artwork by Leslie Carr, who painted marine subjects and architectural and river scenes and designed posters for the SR, London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) and British Railways (BR). Dimensions: 1016 mm x 1270 mm.
Mendelsohn's 'Oratorio Elijah', poster, 1910
Midland Railway poster advertising the 'grand performance' of the oratorio 'Elijah' composed by Felix Mendelsohn (1809-1847) held at the Crystal Palace, London, on 22nd June 1910.
'Troon - Ideal Holiday Resort', MR/G&SWR poster, c 1920.
Poster produced for Midland Railway (MR) and Glasgow & South Western Railway (G&SWR) to promote rail travel to Troon, South Ayrshire. The poster shows a lady golfer on the the famous golf course in Troon, with the beach, sea and mountains in the background. The poster advertises six golf courses, boating, bathing, tennis and bowling, in addition to a sandy beach. Artwork by J Y Wright. Dimensions: 1015 mm x 636 mm.
'Buxton, the Mountain Spa', LMS poster, 1924.
Poster produced for the London Midland & Scottish Railway to advertise their service to Buxton, showing views over the countryside, town and viaduct. Artwork by S J Lamorna Birch. Printed by Thomas Forman & Sons, Nottingham.
Ballooning print: 19th century
Illustrated, printed poster advertising a night air balloon ascent by Mr C. Green from Vauxhall Gardens on Friday August 16th, the year is not printed on the poster. The poster includes a large engraving of Mr Green's air balloon making its ascent.
'Great Horse Sales, Wrexham', GWR poster, 1895.
Poster produced for the Great Western Railway (GWR), promoting rail travel to the Great Horse Sales held at Wrexham, North Wales, from September the 24th to the 27th, 1895, which was served by thirty additional trains provided by GWR for the event. The poster provodes train times, and also advertises an expres horse box train. Printed by Wyman & Sons Ltd, Printers, 63, Carter Lane, Doctors' Commons, EC.
'Deal', SR poster, 1926. Poster produced fo
Deal', SR poster, 1926. Poster produced for the Southern Railways to advertise the Expres Pullman service to the seaside resort of Deal on the Kent coastline, and illustrated by a picturesque beach scene. Artwork by Patrick Keely (d 1970).
'South Wales Commercial Motors Ld Motor Bus Services', c 1925.
Poster advertising the bus services provided by South Wales Commercial Motors Ltd, enticing prospective pasengers with the mesage; 'to see the beauties of the countryside travel by motor bus'. The poster features a map of the routes available, connecting Cardiff and Bridgend with various other towns in South Wales, as well as timetables for the various services.
Street Advertising: c.1877
This photograph shows a street scene in which two men are pasting advertising posters to a wall. The image is taken from a series of 37 photographs published in the book, 'Street Life in London' (1877), with text written by John Thomson and the journalist Adolphe Smith. After taking photographs in the Far East, Thomson opened a portrait studio in London in 1875. Two years later he collaborated with the journalist, Adolphe Smith, to produce 'Street Life in London'. The book was conceived as a follow-up to Henry Mayhew's famous study, 'London Labour and the London Poor' (1861-2). The photographs were used to guarantee the book's authenticity.
'Durham', LNER poster, 1923-1947.
London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) poster advertising rail services to Durham, County Durham. Artwork by Doris Zinkeisen.