Image of a woman in a high-neck dress holding an umbrella and a brochure titled "N & W RR VA Beach", and sitting on a trunk with labels for Hotel Roanoke, Lurray Caverns, and the Maple Shade Inn, next to a purse labeled "Ocean View"; image centered in a poster advertising the summer route of the Norfolk and Western Railroad; ornate border with flower design. Probable date based on the employment history of Walter B. Bevill with the company; Bevill became general passenger agent in 1886. "Designed, Engraved and Printed by the Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company, Roanoke, Va."--text, bottom center margin. "Stone / Roanoke, VA"--artist's signature, bottom right of image. "Palmer"--text, artist's signature in stone, bottom right of border. "W.B. Bevill, / General Passenger Agent, / Roanoke, Va."--text, center left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 57.94 x 42.23 cm (22 13/16 x 16 5/8 in.)
Advertising--Railroads Railroad travel--Pictorial works Resorts Tourism--Pictorial works Women--Pictorial works Norfolk and Western Railway Company Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Posters. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Transportation Large Size Railroad The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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