Images Dated 19th May 2003

Route to the Highlands, Highland Railway poster, 1905

Poster produced by Highland Railway to promote the direct and picturesque route to the Highlands via Perth and Dunkeld to and from London. Artwork by an unknown artist

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Cannes-Cinema-Festival-Kidman

Australian actress Nicole Kidman poses for photographers as she arrives at the Palais des festivals to attend the screening of "Dogville" by Danish director Lars Von Trier during the 56th Cannes film festival 19 May 2003. The film, starring Nicole Kidman, is in competition for the Golden Palm. AFP PHOTO BORIS HORVAT / AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVAT

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London, GWR poster, 1940s

Poster produced for Great Western Railway (GWR) to promote train services to London. Although the style of the artwork would suggest a date in the 1940s, the area shown near Blackfriars Bridge was damaged during World War II. This damage is not shown in the poster. It is possible that the artist, in seeking to produce a promotional poster setting forth the capital in its best aspect, and in keeping with the spirit of optimism and the desire to move forward from the horror of war, chose not to depict the buildings as damaged. Artwork by Frank Henry Mason (1876-1965), who painted marine and coastal subjects and, in addition to designing railway posters, was also involved in engineering and shipbuilding

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