
Stylised ‘bathing belles’ and other images of women figured prominently in inter-war railway advertising. As well as appealing to male viewers, advertisers recognised that wives and mothers made many families’ decisions about domestic expenditure, including holiday travel. This poster was issued in 1930.
Alexander Turnbull Library/Archives New Zealand
Reference: ATL, NON-ATL-0099 / ANZ, AAOK, W3241, 69
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