Les Affiches Du Canadien Pacifique
| Publisher | Firelly Books |
| About/Subject | Affiches |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | French |
| Copyright | 2004 |
| Pages / Font | 222 pages |
| ISBN 13 | 9781554070206 |
| Notes | At Its Peak, The Cpr Was Hailed As The Largest Travel Organization In The World. Its Transcontinental Railway Crossed North America From The Atlantic To The Pacific, While The Company Also Operated Luxury Hotels And Resorts, Passenger Liners, Cargo Ships And An Airline. In Order To Present The Company - And Canada - To The Rest Of The World, The Canadian Pacific Railway Produced More Than 2,500 Beautiful Lithographic And Serigraphic Posters Which, Between 1880 And 1980, Were Displayed In Its Offices And In Agencies Independent Trips Around The World. The Posters Presented What The Canadian Pacific Railway And Canada Could Offer: Aerodynamic Locomotives In Art Deco Style, Glimpses Of An Exotic Adventure And Idyll, Ocean Liners Going To Distant Destinations, Magnificent Hotels, As Well As The Advent Of The Jet Plane Era. The Appeal Of These Posters Has Convinced Millions To Come To Canada, Even To Settle There. Canadian Pacific Railway Posters Featured 300 Of The Best Posters Evoking The Splendor And Passion For Travel Over The Past Century. |
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