Posters of the Canadian Pacific

by Marc H. Choko, David Jones

Three hundred vintage advertising and promotional posters During the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPR) was widely hailed as "The World's Greatest Travel System " The Canadian Pacific transcontinental railroad spanned North America from the Atlantic to Pacific oceans The company also operated luxury hotels and resorts, passenger ocean liners, cargo ships, and an airline To promote the company and Canada to the world, Canadian Pacific produced more than 2,500 stunning lithographic and silkscreen posters -- 1,000 of which were created in its own graphic studio Posters of the Canadian Pacific is a treasury of three hundred of the finest posters published by the company They were displayed in Canadian Pacific offices and independent travel agencies worldwide from the 1880s until the 1970s These posters enticed millions to visit and even settle in Canada The posters span the years 1883-1973 with special focus on the Art Deco style posters of the 1920s and '30s They focus on travel and leisure -- activities on ski slopes, golf courses, beaches, and luxury resorts Other posters feature Canadian Pacific ocean liners in exotic locations around the globe such as the West Indies, Rio, Hawaii and the Orient Posters of the Canadian Pacific will appeal to a wide audience including art lovers, history buffs and railroad enthusiasts

240 pages, Hardcover

First published October 2, 1990

Reviews

[Sherry Aylesworth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous artwork! Very interesting.

[Reese Derksen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating read. Spanning posters from the 1880–1960s, there is an abundance of Canadian history in here I never knew about (especially our contribution to the medium).

The documentation is well done and the artwork is wonderful. Lots of slightly quaint typography to feast on.

[Vontel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Need to read this book at a desk or table. Excellent quality paper is heavy. Mostly visual large format book of archival posters, with some textual commentary and details, of more than 140 years of Canadian and corporate history. History of Canadian Pacific, originally the railroad built to join Canada sea to sea, which became an integrated conglomerate while creating a vision of Canada, through marketing to sell the land it was granted as an incentive to build the railroad.

[Martin Bihl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful posters from a bygone era