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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299798503321

Autore

Medcalf Alexander

Titolo

Railway Photographic Advertising in Britain, 1900-1939 / / by Alexander Medcalf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-70857-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 236 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media, , 2634-6575

Disciplina

385.0941

Soggetti

Civilization—History

Great Britain—History

Europe—History—1492-

History, Modern

Photography

Cultural History

History of Britain and Ireland

History of Modern Europe

Modern History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Railway Advertising: Theory and Practice 1900-1939 -- 3. In the Country -- 4. By the Seaside -- 5. Around Town -- 6. On the Train -- 7. Conclusion -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the phenomenal resources dedicated to understanding and encouraging passengers to consume travel from 1900 to 1939, analysing how place and travel were presented for sale. Using the Great Western Railway as a chief case study, as well as a range of its competitors both on and off the rails, Alexander Medcalf unravels the complex and ever-changing processes behind corporate sales communications. This volume analyses exactly how the company pictured passengers in the countryside, at the seaside, in the urban landscape and in the company’s vehicles. This thematic approach brings transport and business history thoroughly in line with tourism and leisure history as well as studies in visual culture.