01. Round London Sightseeing Tour
by unknown artist, 1972
02. Round London Sightseeing Tour
by Harry Stevens, 1973
03. See London by London Transport Round – London Sightseeing Tour
by Harry Stevens, 1970
04. Tourist tickets – Big Ben
by Hans Unger, 1972
05. Femme Bien Informee
by Harry Stevens, 1972
06. Extension of the Piccadilly line to Heathrow
by Tom Eckersley, 1971
07. London Zoo
by Abram Games, 1976
08. Country walks
by Peter Roberson, 1971
09. St. James’ Park Underground Station
photographed by LT Advertising & Publicity, 1975
The modernised travel enquiry office and poster shop at St James’s Park Underground station, 55 Broadway. Customers are queuing at the enquiry desk windows, which are framed by a display of illuminated London Transport posters.
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Above is another installment of superb vintage poster design via the London Transport Museum, a fantastic resource for both vintage and contemporary works. See my 1960s highlights here and 1950s highlights here.
Reminder:
If you find yourself in the London area I strongly encourage you to see the LT Museum firsthand. Their current exhibit is titled Surburbia: from homes to gnomes, how public transport shaped the suburbs. It is open until March 31st, 2010.
Visit the museum website for more information. While there, don’t miss their new online film collection, circa 1910–1970. Follow the London Transport Museum on Twitter (@ltmuseum).
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The variety of graphic styles represented in these posters is amazing.
Great post. Agreed, the London Transport museum is fantastic, one of my favourites!
London Transport is well known for commissioning contemporary artists to do posters for them, so there often is a really vibrant and eclectic mix.
Such a wonderfully broad spectrum of styles. Thanks for sharing this!
Wow, I had missed this post! Wonderful designs, and a special thanks for introducing me to Harry Stevens. The Games tiger is also a favorite of mine which I have been saving for animalarium…