Original CHICAGO RAILROAD FAIR, 1949 2nd YEAR original linen backed poster

Description

The summer of 1949 was the 2nd year of this historic Fair. This was the last of the rail celebrations soon to be eclipsed by the public romance with the airplane. The lakefront in Chicago was transformed into a terrific exposition of old & new rail equipment with 39 rail companies participating. The celebration commemorated 100 years of railroading west of Chicago. Along with replicas of old locomotives the highlight was the Burlington Zephyr streamliner.
This billboard sized poster ( 60 x 43 inches) is very rare as most survivors are the small 14 x 22 size. It had been folded but the linen backing took care of those and the result is one in excellent condition and appearance.
Please be sure to see our other Railroad Exposition posters from Chicago and Germany.
Poster Plus offers in-house conservation backing also called linen-backing at reasonable rates as a service to collectors, libraries
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