C & NW Railroad: collectible / vintage calendar / poster 22.3 X 34.5 in. 1976

Description

Chicago & North Western Railroad
collectible / vintage  calendar / poster (railroadiana)
Own a truly unique piece of American passenger and freight railroading history from a Company that no longer exists.
C & NW:
“
Designed for peace; commissioned in war; now
[when they existed]
veterans on the transportation front
.”
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1976
(i.e., ~ 45 years, or ~ 4 decades, old)
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“
Northwestern
” bar-and-herald company logo is shown at the bottom, in red and white
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(see photos above)
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“
Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company"  "Service Route of the Midwest
” is also shown at the bottom
. .
(see photos above)
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2-color design (red and black, with areas of white)
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(see photos above)
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paper is medium weight, with a non-gloss flat sheen
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(see photos above)
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The regular working days of each month are in black, while holidays are printed in red.
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(see photos above)
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designed by Rosemary Eileen Sherman (shown at bottom left side)
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(see photos above)
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22 5/16
in. wide
ͯ
34
½
in. tall (one side (front only))
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an
actual, authentic
company-issued calendar,
not a copy or reproduction
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These were used by the company's sales people to sell their freight services to local shippers.
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Each month's slanted strip is ~ 10
ꟷ
~ 23 in. wide
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~ 2
⅜
in. tall.
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(see photos above)
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original price:
free
(to prospective customers)
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The cans at each corner are for paper weight only, and are not included.
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Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN):  does not apply
(i.e., it is not a standard Amazon . com item)
Q
shipped as a roll, in a mailing tube
(not folded)
µ
It ships from the United States (i.e., I am a domestic-based seller).