Sale 2459 - Rare & Important Travel Posters, October 26, 2017

KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) 203 c TRAVELERS! / TRAVELERS AID . . . WILL HELP YOU! Circa 1940s. 22x14 inches, 56x35 1 / 2 cm. Illinois WPA Art Project, Chicago. Condition A-: minor chipping at edges; minor staining in image. Silkscreen on card. The Travelers’ Aid Society of Chicago was established in 1888 to help cope with the influx of people into Chicago, dealing primarily with runaways, immigrants, the elderly, servicemen and sick travelers. This poster is previously unrecorded . [400/600] KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) 204 c VISIT THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. Circa 1930s. 29 3 / 4 x20 1 / 2 inches, 75 1 / 2 x52 cm. Condition A- / B+: chipping, creases and staining in margins; minor abrasions and staining in image; toned overall. Silkscreen on card. Little is known of Whitley outside of the work he did for the Illinois WPA. This poster is previously unrecorded . [400/600] 203 204