Poster, Come to the shops by train

Poster, Come to the shops by train c. 1952

Victorian Railways

Registration number

1764607

Artist/maker

Victorian Railways

Printer

P.C. Grosser Litho, Melbourne

Title

Poster, Come to the shops by train

Production date

c. 1952

Medium

lithograph (linen-backed)

Dimensions (H x W x D)

101 x 62 cm

Inscriptions

Come to / THE SHOPS / ( between 10 and 4 ) / by train / VR / Poster No 238

Credit line

Purchased, 2019
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

poster, Victorian Railways, poster, train travel, 1950s

Summary

One of a series of posters developed by the Victorian Railways to encourage train travel in Melbourne. Other posters advertised train travel to the beach, the cinema, the gallery, the hills, the theatre, the trots and the zoo.