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Scarborough
One sheet vintage travel advertisement titled "Scarborough," created around 1910 for the Great Northern Railway (GNR).
Here are the key details regarding the poster and its artwork:
• Artist: The poster was designed by the celebrated British painter, illustrator, and caricaturist Lewis Christopher Edward Baumer (1870–1963).
• Composition: Baumer utilized a stylized, collage-like perspective of the North Yorkshire seaside resort. While not geographically precise, the composition creatively arranges Scarborough's iconic landmarks.
• Depicted Features: The top portion includes the historic Scarborough Castle on the right, the Cliff Bridge and Grand Hotel on the upper left, and the North Bay Pier extending into the sea. The bottom section showcases a bustling scene of fashionable, Edwardian-era holidaymakers socializing around the famous Spa Promenade and its bandstand.
• Printing Information: It was produced as a color lithograph by the commercial printers Chorley and Pickersgill Ltd. (alongside the Electric Modern Printing Company Ltd.) based in Leeds and Manchester.
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