The Subway Sun/Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Fred Cooper
1937
DIMENSIONS
16 x 22 1/4 in. (40.6 x 56.5 cm)
OBJECT NUMBER
PH.8058
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
United States
CREDIT LINE
Poster House Permanent Collection
KEYWORDS
Brooklyn, City, Comics, Entertainment, Flowers, Garden, Landscapes, New York, Railway, Subway, Transportation, Travel, United States
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) opened New York City’s original underground subway line in October 1904. In order to entice people to regularly use the subway, the IRT printed two in-car poster campaigns, The Elevated Express and The Subway Sun, that highlighted each borough’s unique attractions. This edition of The Subway Sun, designed by Fred Cooper, advertises
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