P&O travel poster for San Francisco
Date1960 - 1970s
Object number00047884
NamePoster
Mediumink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 1007 x 635 mm
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Christopher Beazley
DescriptionA poster featuring a colour photograph of a ship at night in front of the San Francisco shoreline. The poster is titled 'SAN FRANCISCO. P& O world wide services'.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.
