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JOHN HELD JR. (1889-1958) HAVE A REAL VACATION! / ROMP IN RHODE ISLAND. 1925. 41 3/4x27 1/2 inches, 106x70 cm. DeVinne Hallenbeck Co., New York. Condition B / B-: repaired tears from top and bottom edges, through central image; minor losses at edges; extensive tears, sharp creases and abrasions in margins and image; archival tape on verso. Paper. By all appearances this is a poster map designed by the great early 20th century American cartoonist John Held, Jr., a regular contributor to The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, Redbook and other popular magazines. Held also designed posters for the New Haven Railway, whose tracks are delineated in this image.