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LESLIE RAGAN (1897-1972) THE SCENIC ROUTE TO NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR / NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM. 1939. 41x27 inches, 104x68 1/2 cm. Forbes, Boston. Condition B+ / B: staining along bottom margin, affecting text; pin holes in margins and corners; abrasions in image; darkened. Printed on thick paper. An assemblage of scenic, captioned snapshots that travellers might see on a trip to New York City to visit the World's Fair, with the iconic Trylon and Perisphere prominently in the foreground. Many of the little views roughly correspond with pre-existing New York Central Line posters, while the others images were used on brochures published by the railroad.
