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Garston : the LMS Merseyside port

Description: "Norman Wilkinson"--artist's signature reproduce in lower left corner. Below the image is the title, a short description of Garston, the initials "LMS" on the left, and, on the right, a red label pasted over the badge for the railroad company. "For all information on travel in Great Britain apply to T.R. Dester (London Midland and Scottish Railway) 200 Fifth Avenue New York"--red label pasted in lower right next to the title. "Printed in Great Britain by John Horn Limited London & Glasgow"--printed in the lower right corner.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1930
Call number: priJHK 00133
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Garston : the LMS Merseyside port

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Artists: Wilkinson, Norman, 1878- Printers: John Horn Limited Publishers: [London Midland & Scottish Railway Company] Companies: London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company

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Imperial Airways : the greatest air service in the World

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Image is black and white, text is black and red; the logo for the company, known as the Speedbird, is printed vertically on the left hand side in red. "Travel in comfort : Europe, Africa, India, and the East"--alt title, text printed on the left side of the poster. "Printed in Great Britain by Rembrandt Photogravure Ltd., and Published by Imperial Airways Ltd., London"--text, small type in red, lower right corner.

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A winter's evening : the Merseyside Express 6-5 p.m. from Euston

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Painted by Cecil King, R. I. [Royal Institute]. Below the image is the title; on the left side of the title is "LMS"; on the right, the badge for the railroad company. "E. R. O. 53351"--printed, lower left corner, recto, bottom. "Printed and engraved by W. E. Berry Ltd., Bradford"--printed, lower right corner, recto, bottom. Front view of passenger steam train leaving station in the evening.

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The Irish mail at Holyhead

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Below the image is the title, followed by a short history of the Holyhead to Ireland mail service; on the left side of the history is "LMS" on the right, the badge for the railroad company. "E.R.O. 53331"--printed in lower left corner. "Printed in Great Britain by McCorquodale & Co. Limited, Glasgow"--printed in the lower right corner. "Property of John H. Kemble Nov. 1975"--on verso, typed label, upper right corner. Large print has been backed by a board and framed. The Cambria was transferred, 1 January 1923, from London and North Western Railway, following the creation of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company (LMS) as a result of the British Railway Act of 1921 which consolidated individual companies in larger units; the vessel operated for LMS until 1 January 1948 when LMS was fully nationalized and added to the British Transport Commission. Focus of item: Cambria.

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London: trooping the colour, Whitehall

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"C. Clark"--artist's signature reproduced in image, lower left corner. Below the image is the title; on the left side of the title is "LMS"; on the right, the badge for the railroad company. "Further particulars obtainable from the London Midland & Scottish Corporation, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York"--printed below the title. "AD 3/3954"--printed lower left corner. "Printed in England by Charles & Read Ltd., London."--printed lower right corner.

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Travel to Canada and the United States via the beautiful sheltered St. Lawrence Route

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"Canadian Pacific"--printed at the top in bold script, red on the grey background. "Norman Wilkinson"--artist's signature reproduced in the lower left corner of the image. "Empress of Scotland, 26,000 gross tons"--printed below the image to the right, block type in white on grey background. "Printed in Great Britain by Nissen & Arnold Ltd., 11-12 Bury street, London, E.C.3"--small type, lower right corner, along the margin. "1951"--on verso, in ms., in pencil, lower right corner. The Empress of Scotland was the second Candian Pacific vessel with this name; originally she was named the Empress of Japan, but was renamed Empress of Scotland in 1942 following the attack on Pearl Harbor; returned to CP in 1948 and refurbished; sold by CP to Hamburg-Atlantic Line in 1958 and renamed Hanseatic. Focus of item: Empress of Scotland.

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Garston : the LMS Merseyside port

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