Santa Fe Railroad Bern Hill 11x17 FRAMED poster

Description

This restored promotional print for the Santa Fe Railroad.
It was painted by Bern Hill, a freehand artist famous for his marketing work for Electro-Motive Division in the 1950’s. It is part of a series of promotional posters for GM's EMD Unit featuring their customer's trains.
The Santa Fe began originally as the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway and traces its roots to the Congressional land-grant charter in 1859 to stimulate rail across the West and Midwest. By 1881, the Santa Fe connected to the Southern Pacific at Deming New Mexico, creating the second transcontinental railroad using a southern route to California. By 1885, it reached San Diego and two years later, Los Angeles. With an iconic history, it became one of the largest railroads in the country and in 1996 finally merged with Burlington Northern to create today's BNSF. The Santa Fe operated many well-known long-distance passenger trains and was one of the first to feature full-service dining cars as early as 1891. Some of Santa Fe’s legendary routes continue to be operated by Amtrak including the Southwest Chief; formerly the Santa Fe's Super Chief.  The Santa Fe railroad used the lure of the West in many of its posters and magazine advertisements in the 1930s and 1940s.
This print is restored from the original and printed on gloss cardstock photo paper which is acid-free and with Canon inks that are guaranteed for 100 years without fading.
The prints come in the frame size as specified with solid plastic trim with a glass cover. We package it to minimize the risk of damage. Please note that the watermark is visible only on website photos and it is not placed on our final poster prints.
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