Miscellaneous
CRA gallery
Vintage travel brochures & photographs
M36 (click on image to enlarge)
Dimensions:
603 x 902 mm
2
Publisher:
Nederlandsch-Indische Staatsspoorwegen
Printer:
-
Date:
-
Description:
This English-language poster was issued by
the Netherlands Indies Government Railways in the early
1930s. The text on the poster reads: “Come to Java, the
Wonderland” and “Only 36 Hours from Singapore, 6 Days
from Manila.” The poster features a photomontage based
on a photograph of Boroboedoer by “foto nipius”. In the
lower right corner, there is an inset map showing the
railway system connecting South Sumatra with Java. The
main stations (Oosthaven, Palembang, Batavia, Bandoeng,
Semarang, Djocja, and Soerabaia) are denoted. Printed
along the lower margin below the map are the inscriptions
“repr. bedr. top. dienst” and “afd. publiciteit s.s.”