Nov 11, 2011 - Sale 2261

Sale 2261 - Lot 157

Price Realized: $ 1,320
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
DESIGNER UNKNOWN HISTORIC ROUTE OF THE "NORTH COAST LIMITED." Circa 1930.
27x40 inches, 68 1/2x101 1/2 cm.
Condition B+: minor staining and abrasions in image; slight chipping at edges. Silkscreen. Printed on board.
Borrowing an advertising conceit from their competitors on the North Shore Line railroad, also operating out of Chicago, Northern Pacific promoted the historical aspect of the route their line followed between Chicago and Seattle. This is a very rare poster and is atypical of the Railroad's usual output.