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Prepared from the source scan: surroundings removed and the sheet levelled where required. The source record remains available below.
Five Schools, Built to Deepen · Travel, Rail, and Liner
Berne, Loetschberg, Simplon (Emil Cardinaux, 1921)
Emil Cardinaux (1877-1936) · Berne - Loetschberg - Simplon, 1921
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
A travel poster by Emil Cardinaux in English for the Berne-Loetschberg-Simplon line, dated 1921 and held by SBB Historic as P B03 0001.
Why it matters
The Lötschberg tunnel, opened in 1913, joined Bern to the Simplon and Italy, and the route was sold abroad.
What to notice
The three names in the title are the whole route, read north to south.
A railway explained by its stations.
Provenance
- School
- Plakat — the Object Poster (Various)
- Designer
- Emil Cardinaux (1877-1936)
- Format
- Travel poster
- Poster published
- Berne - Loetschberg - Simplon, 1921
- Source
- SBB Historic, Bern · SBB Historic P B03 0001
Live trademark
BLS — sold here as history, never adopted into this house’s own branding.
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01. The Commons master is a 6595x9297 TIFF; the catalogue hangs its JPEG rendition, which is what is measured and printed.
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