Behind the gorgeous railroad posters of New Zealand

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/12/18/behind-the-gorgeous-railroad-posters-of-new-zealand.html

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there are nice, but this style of poster was by no means unique to New Zealand. I beleive the style first originated in Britain and spread to most of the world at the time

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I especially love the inside-joke/easter egg in this poster

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Thank you, lovely examples on that site, the Canadian click through is good too.

walesholiday1

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Just don’t try and bring home any cheese.

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Come home to a real fire - buy a cottage in Wales*

*Offer only available to English people.

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What if they bring a gorilla that kinda lingers?

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If anyone wants to peruse examples of classic British railway poster art here’s a couple of links (ignore the commerciality)

Here’s some whose mottos are reimagined for the pandemic - some images are on the page but there’s a list of click-through locations at the bottom, for more.

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