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Image Not Available for NSW Department of Tourism poster featuring Sydney Harbour
NSW Department of Tourism poster featuring Sydney Harbour
Image Not Available for NSW Department of Tourism poster featuring Sydney Harbour

NSW Department of Tourism poster featuring Sydney Harbour

Date1960 - 1970s
Object number00047883
NamePoster
Mediumink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 1017 x 637 mm
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Christopher Beazley
DescriptionA colour poster of an aerial view of Sydney Harbour, titled 'NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA, published by the NSW Department of Tourism, Sydney.SignificanceThis poster is part of a series that are an excellent record of the height of a period of passenger line travel and the advertising of exotic tourist destinations, as well as the advertsing of iconic state tourist attractions. They display a range of promotional iconography - from images of overseas cultures to images of cruise ship luxury service, in a large glossy, colour format typical of the 1960s and 1970s.