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Half sheet
"Giant Conquerors of Space and Time," a famous 1931 advertising poster and calendar illustration for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR).
Artwork Overview
Artist: Painted by Griffith "Grif" Teller (1899–1993), who was the primary artist for the Pennsylvania Railroad's annual wall calendars from 1928 to 1942.
Subject: The painting commemorates the nation's first "intermodal" transcontinental air/rail travel route, featuring a PRR K4s Pacific steam locomotive (specifically number 5495) alongside a Ford Tri-Motor airplane.
Context: It depicts a joint rail station and airport near Columbus, Ohio, where passengers would transfer between the PRR's "Airway Limited" train and Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) planes. |
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