Awesome 20th Century American Travel Posters

Extraordinary examples of American graphic art by artists such as Stan Galli, David Klein and Edward McKnight Kauffer

Designed by Sascha Maurer in 1940

Designed by Sascha Maurer in 1940

American Airlines featuring California Boyle

Designed by Boyle in 1965 – California via American Airlines

Santa Fe Railway Poster, 1948

‘Every inch the Chief’ – Santa Fe Railway Poster, 1948

Fly TWA Florida David Klein 1960

Florida Fly TWA poster designed by David Klein in 1960

1935 Advertising Poster of The New York, New Haven and Harford Railroad Co named Presenting The Comet, New Streamlined Air-Conditioned Train

‘Presenting The Comet’, 1935. The New York, New Haven and Harford Railroad Co.

Joseph Feher in 1945 Yosemite United Airlines

Yosemite via United Airlines, designed by Joseph Feher in 1945.

Joseph Feher during 1940s United Airlines New York

United Airlines to New York designed by Joseph Feher, c.1946.

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Nantucket the New Haven Railroad, designed by Ben Nason in 1940

American Airline poster John Fernie in 1950s

American Airline poster for Hawaii, designed by John Fernie, 1950s.

US American travel poster

Sun Valley sports through Chicago and North Western Line (Railway Company) in 1941

US, American travel poster

Arizona Vacation State of the Nation poster

US, American travel poster

United Airlines poster to Hawaii, designed by Joseph Feher

US American travel poster

Gustav Krollmann in 1935, this vintage travel poster promotes the Northern Pacific Railway featuring Absaroka Mountains, Montana

US American travel poster

American Airlines San Francisco by John A. Fernie

American travel poster

Fly TWA to Chicago, designed by Austin Briggs in 1960.

American travel poster airlines sixties

American Airlines (Every Jet A Fan-Jet) Fly Astrojet And You Fly Assured. Artwork by Hanke in 1964

American travel poster

Los Angeles Continental Air Lines poster, 1960s

American travel poster

Henry K. Bencrathy, York World’s Fair dated 1964-1965

American travel poster

FLY TWA! Los Angeles, designed by David Klein, 1950.

United Airlines Hawaii Stan Galli in 1960

United Airlines – Hawaii, designed by Stan Galli in 1960

American travel poster

Chicago, IL via Braniff International Airways, 1962

Katherine Milhous Pennsylvania 1939

Pennsylvania ‘Little Red Schoolhouse’ by Katherine Milhous, 1939

American travel poster

Trans World Airlines (TWA) Air Cargo designed by David Klein in 1965

American travel poster

Las Vega – Fly TWA, designed by David Klein, 1965.

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Hawaii by clipper, Pan American Airways, designed by John Atherton in 1948.

American travel posters

Pacific Northwest Wonderland by train, illustrated by The Willmarths in 1925

American travel poster

Miami via Braniff International Airways, 1960

American travel poster

United Air lines Colorado, designed by Joseph Binder in 1950s

American travel poster

Texas via Braniff International Airways

American travel poster

American Airlines – Niagra Falls and Canada, designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer in 1948.

American travel poster

Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer in 1950 American Airlines – Washington

American travel poster

TWA poster Las Vegas, designed by David Klein, 1960s

American travel poster

Grand Canyon Park tourism poster, 1938.

American travel poster

Pacific Northwest via United Air Lines, designed by Stan Galli in 1960

American travel poster

Delta Air Lines featuring San Francisco. Designed by Sweney in 1974.

American travel poster

Delta Air Lines featuring Arizona. It was designed by artist Sweney in 1974

American travel posters

Delta Airlines Florida 1974 by artist Sweney

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