Poster; Milestones of progress, unknown, 1913

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Reference number	1983/4/353
Artist	unknown
Dates	1913
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	452,1000.13.1.14
Location	Covent Garden Digging Deeper and The world’s first electric tube
Topics	Transport Vehicles
Completeness	86% 86% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	635mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Red

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Milestones of progress
  Text	Underground In 1700 Mistress Anne Went about in a Sedan. In 1800 so they say A jolting coach was then the way. By 1900 we'd enough Of smoky trains that used to puff. Now we have perfection found The bright electric UNDERGROUND Milestones Of Progress

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Unknown, 1913
  Printer	Johnson, Riddle & Company Ltd,
  Publisher	Underground Electric Railway Company Ltd, 1913