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This rich design was part of a group of posters commissioned by the Santa Fe Railway to promote travel to the west. The Santa Fe Railway was founded in 1859. The company helped settle the mid-west in the later part of the 19th Century by selling real estate and farm land sanctioned by Congress. They became the second transcontinental railway to exist and expanded further with north-south routes in California. Santa Fe had a robust freight business and expanded its transportation reach with a bussing system. The company was featured in a 1945 song "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" sung by Judy Garland for the film The Harvey Girls. In 1996, the railway merged with the Burlington Northern Railway to form the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway. In this image we see some of the desert terrain of Arizona with the cactus plants and the red hills behind the 2 riders on horses. The setting is very attractive and encourages the viewer to come to Arizona via the Santa Fe and enjoy the great outdoors. The poster was created by Don Perceval, (1908 - 1979) who created others for Santa Fe. Perceval was born in England but moved to the United States and first traveled to Arizona in 1927 and became enamored of Hopi and Navajo Indians and their way of life and traditions. He spent the bulk of his time in the United states in the West and settled in California. This is an Original Vintage Poster, it is not a reproduction. This poster is printed on heavy weight paper and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of our posters.