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THE NEW 20TH CENTURY LIMITED NEW YORK -16 HOURS- CHICAGO NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM TRAVEL POSTER, 1938. Vintage poster plate signed by American artist Leslie Darrell Ragan (1897 - 1972), a known Illustrator of trains through landscape. PRINTER: Latham Litho., New York . The 20th Century Limited was an express passenger train operated by the New York Central Railroad from 1902 to 1967, during which time it would become known as a "National Institution" and the "Most Famous Train in the World." Travel time was less than sixteen hours each way between the two cities during its streamlined years. Framed.

*** *** UPON INSPECTION, WE CAN CONFIRM THAT THE POSTER IS LINEN BACKED. ***
- Sight: 40 x 27 inches.
The lifelong collection of Charles Nau
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Sold for $8,500


       
 

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