Object number:
2010.54.22046
Object name:
poster; work on paper
Title:
Wheary Touring & Travel Map
Date made:
LATE 20TH EARLY 21ST CENTURY
Material/Technique:
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
H: 25.625 in, W: 38.75 in
Credit line:
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
Poster
Content description:
Poster has a color map of the United States, with each state filled with state-relevant imagery. At the top right is "Wheary / Scenic Recreational / Touring & Travel Map / tells where to go and what to see. / pictures 400 leading scenic and recreational / places in the United States and Canada. / inspirational - historical - educational. / a travelore for hunters of romance." Poster verso" Folded map. Has travelore for Hunters of Romance by George H. Wheary. Tips for packing luggage, with images. Travel map pamphlet cover.
Concepts:
map; tourism; scenery; recreation; travel
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