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Poster produced for London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) to promote rail travel from London to the Home Counties. The poster shows a map of the area north of London, with routes from the London stations of King?s Cross, Marylebone, Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street. Artwork by Montague B Black, who was educated at Stockwell College and concentrated on military and naval artwork. He designed posters for LNER, Southern Railway (SR) and London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS). (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
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