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One sheet previously mounted vintage Indian travel poster advertising Mussoorie, a famous hill station in Uttarakhand, India.
Poster Details
• Subject: It features two smiling children dressed in traditional attire and turbans, set against a backdrop of scenic rolling green hills and mountains.
• Text: The text reads "MUSSOORIE — This is the smile Mussoorie Breeds" at the top, and "SMILES" at the bottom.
• Commissioned By: The lower corners display the emblem of the East Indian Railway (EIR), which operated the network connecting Calcutta (Kolkata) to northern India, making travel to hill stations like Mussoorie highly popular during the colonial era.
• Printer Details: The bottom left corner bears the text "The Calcutta Chromotype Co.", identifying the local printing company responsible for producing the post |
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