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Creation Date

Materials

Dimensions

51 inches H x 46 inches W

Frame

38 inches H x 32 inches W

Poster

Description

Framed poster Calendar art

 Frame is brown with painted gold faux studs and lined raised edges. Matted with beige with black under mat. Slanted red rectangular logo with with and black border with Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific in white in upper left. Photo of orange, red and grey topped train winding by rock walls and pine covered mountains. Front of locomotive reads ‘The Milwaukee Road’. Telephone poles line both sides of the tracks. Locomotive and 8 cars are visible. Black bar across bottom of poster with narrower avocado green borders top and bottom. On left side of black bar in orange letters is ‘Continental Luxury and Scenic Thrills. On right side in white ’Olympian Hiawatha'.

Small white plastic plaque on of glass has black print 'CALENDAR ART issued by THE MILWAUKEE ROAD 1951.

White paper sticker on upper right ‘1951’ ‘1935-1956 PM Diesel’

Contact the Milwaukee Road Heritage Center for more information