Aug 03, 2005 - Sale 2048

Sale 2048 - Lot 5

Price Realized: $ 546
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
ANONYMOUS "HELP AMERICA'S FIGHTING RAILROADERS." Circa 1942.
413/8x273/4 inches.
Condition B+: paper loss in image; repaired tears in margins.
A dramatic nighttime scene of an engineer in gray illuminated by his orange, red, and yellow lantern; lettering in yellow, red, and white. During World War II the railroad companies were so overwhelmed by their role in the war effort that they launched several campaigns to encourage the populace to buy coal at specific times in order to more efficiently employ their cargo trains on a seasonal basis.