P&O travel poster for Hong Kong
Date1960 - 1970s
Object number00047890
NamePoster
Mediumink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 1017 x 637 mm
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Christopher Beazley
DescriptionA poster titled 'P&O - World wide services - HONG KONG'.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.
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
1931-1939