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POSTER: DESIGNER UNKNOWN THE BIG TRAIL / UNION PACIFIC. 1930. 39x26 inches. The H. C. Miner Litho., Co., New York.
DESIGNER UNKNOWN THE BIG TRAIL / UNION PACIFIC. 1930.
39 1/4x26 1/4 inches. The H. C. Miner Litho., Co., New York.
Condition A-: minor tears in margins.
The travel industry meets Hollywood in this cross-promotional piece, in which the Union Pacific Railroad helps advertise a Fox movie. The Big Trail was John Wayne's first leading role. The expensive, shot-on-location movie was a big flop, and Wayne didn't break through to stardom until Stagecoach, nine years later. Most likely this image of a modern powerful locomotive, juxtaposed with an old-fashioned wagon-train, did far more to promote travel on the railroad than fill seats in theatres.
39 1/4x26 1/4 inches. The H. C. Miner Litho., Co., New York.
Condition A-: minor tears in margins.
The travel industry meets Hollywood in this cross-promotional piece, in which the Union Pacific Railroad helps advertise a Fox movie. The Big Trail was John Wayne's first leading role. The expensive, shot-on-location movie was a big flop, and Wayne didn't break through to stardom until Stagecoach, nine years later. Most likely this image of a modern powerful locomotive, juxtaposed with an old-fashioned wagon-train, did far more to promote travel on the railroad than fill seats in theatres.
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