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The Subway Sun - Jaunts for Hikers
Poster ID: CL86814
Category: Transportation/Train
Designer: Fred G. Cooper
Year: 1930s
Country: American
Approximate Size 16 x 22 inches
Condition: Very Good

1938 The Marchbanks Press. Pre-MTA New York City in-car subway/ transit poster.

In 1918 Interborough Rapid Transit Company began issuing twin poster series — The Subway Sun and The Elevated Express — for display in its cars.

Fred G. Cooper, an illustrator and type designer is often mistaken for creating Cooper Black. Cooper, a founding member of the AIGA, was known for his “cartoonettes” for Life Magazine and his visual identity work for New York Edison (ConEd). He also created posters for the War Department and Westinghouse.

Keywords: subway,I.R.T.,horizontal,new york city,NYC,New York City Subway,elevated railways,rapid transit lines,recreation,sports,summer,hiking,walking,Fred G. Cooper
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