Description
Lithograph, late 19th or possibly early 20th C. Poster advertising access by railroad to Virginia resorts. Printed text: Summer Excursion Tickets to the Mountain and Seashore Resorts of Virginia on the Norfolk and Western Railroad June 1 to October 1. W. B. Bevill, General Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va. Designed, Engraved and Printed by the Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company, Roanoke, Va. Signed in image: Stone, Roanoke, Va. A stylish young woman with umbrella sits on her trunk, holding a ticket with text: N&W Va. Beach. Labels on the trunk bear other destinations: Ocean View, Mapleshade Inn Pulaski, Luray Caverns, Hotel Roanoke. Lithograph is printed in red, black, and yellow and a band of floral trim frames the central image. The style is Art Deco.
