The Subway Sun/Cool Off at Orchard Beach
Artist
Fred Cooper
United States, 1883 - 1962
Date1937
MediumOffset Lithograph
Dimensions16 1/4 x 22 in. (41.3 x 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LinePoster House Permanent Collection
Object numberPH.8062
DescriptionThe 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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