Waterloo Station, Peace, A Centenary of Uninterrupted Service During War and Peace, 1848 - 1948

Made:
1947
maker:
Helen McKie
Waterloo Station, Peace, A Centenary of Uninterrupted Service During War and Peace, 1848 - 1948 (poster)

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Poster, Southern Railway, "Waterloo Station, Peace, A Centenary of Uninterrupted Service During Peace and War, 1848 - 1948" by Helen McKie, 1947. Coloured lithograph depicting Waterloo station concourse in peacetime full of passengers, with a platoon of guardsmen marching through. McKie also painted the same scene showing most of the people depicted in military service. Text in bottom margin reads "Southern Railway Advertising. Ad 5416. 1500/1947. Format: quad royal, 40 x 50 inches, 1016 x 1270 mm. Backed.

Details

Category:
Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
Object Number:
1976-9262
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 1016 mm x 1270 mm
type:
poster