The Travel Poster Collection consists of nearly 900 travel posters from around the world. The earliest dates to the end of the 19th century and the latest to the end of the 20th century, with the majority falling between 1920 and 1960. The posters hearken to the "Golden Age of Travel," with images of trains, planes and boats and documenting iconic travel destinations--mostly throughout Europe, but also through areas of Asia, the Pacific, Africa, North America and South America.

Due to the unknown nature of the collection’s provenance and source of acquisition, information on the collection’s biography and history cannot be provided at this time. Do to the unknown nature of the collection’s provenance and source of acquisition, information on the collection’s biography and history can not be provided at this time.

There are three large cabinets with five drawers each stacked on top of each other in the Rare Books Room stacks. These fifteen drawers contain the vast majority of the collection. There are a number of posters scattered throughout offices and hallways at Central Library.

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This collection is stored on-site at the Central Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library. Some of the posters have been digitized and the material is available through appointment only: http://www.lapl.org/branches/central-library/departments/rare-books