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Original Antique Travel Poster Great Northern Railway Ireland Hotels Bundoran
Original Antique Travel Poster Great Northern Railway Ireland Hotels Bundoran

Original Antique Travel Poster Great Northern Railway Ireland Hotels Bundoran

Located in London, GB

Located at the foot of the Mourne Mountains in the small seaport of Rostrevor Co Down on the Carlingford Lough cove, the Great Northern Railway Company bought The Mourne Hotel (opene...

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Antique Early 1900s British Posters

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Paper

Blackfeet Indians, Great Northern Railway 14 prints
Blackfeet Indians, Great Northern Railway 14 prints

Blackfeet Indians, Great Northern Railway 14 prints

By Winold Reiss

Located in Spokane, WA

A group of 14 Blackfeet Indians prints created by the artist Winold Reiss. The Great Northern Railway printed and released these prints in c. 1940.

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1940s American Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Indian Child "Alex Eagle Plume" Promo Lithograph for Great Northern Railway 1936
Indian Child "Alex Eagle Plume" Promo Lithograph for Great Northern Railway 1936

Indian Child "Alex Eagle Plume" Promo Lithograph for Great Northern Railway 1936

By Great Northern Railroad

Located in Incline Village, NV

The print was produced to promote the wild and adventurous train company, The Great Northern Railway, whose line traversed the upper United States, passing through the Rockies and Gl...

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Vintage 1930s American Native American Prints

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Paper

6 Winold Reiss Blackfeet Indian Portrait Lithographs, Great Northern Railway
6 Winold Reiss Blackfeet Indian Portrait Lithographs, Great Northern Railway

6 Winold Reiss Blackfeet Indian Portrait Lithographs, Great Northern Railway

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

This set of six is part of a larger series originally commissioned by the Great Northern Railway to promote tourism at Glacier National Park.

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Vintage 1940s American Native American Prints

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Paper

"Two Guns", Stunning Portrait of Blackfoot Chief by Winold Reiss, 1937
"Two Guns", Stunning Portrait of Blackfoot Chief by Winold Reiss, 1937

"Two Guns", Stunning Portrait of Blackfoot Chief by Winold Reiss, 1937

By Winold Reiss

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Two Guns may be best known for promoting Glacier National Park for the Great Northern Railway, encouraging tourism to the region.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

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Paper

Original Antique Travel Poster Skegness So Bracing GNR Fisherman John Hassall
Original Antique Travel Poster Skegness So Bracing GNR Fisherman John Hassall

Original Antique Travel Poster Skegness So Bracing GNR Fisherman John Hassall

By John Hassall

Located in London, GB

Original antique travel poster - GNR Skegness is so Bracing - issued by the Great Northern Railway for the seaside town located on the North Sea in Lincolnshire featuring the fun and...

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Vintage 1920s European Posters

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Paper

WARRENPOINT AND THE MOUNTAINS (Ireland) original travel poster
WARRENPOINT AND THE MOUNTAINS (Ireland) original travel poster

WARRENPOINT AND THE MOUNTAINS (Ireland) original travel poster

By Margaret Horder

Located in Spokane, WA

Horder does an exemplary job with her promotion for the Great Northern Railway Company, creating a travel promotion for an off-the-beaten-path destination that plays to a locale’s gi...

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1930s Art Deco Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

"The Red Silo" Winold Reiss, Modernist Landscape, Vibrant American Red Barn
"The Red Silo" Winold Reiss, Modernist Landscape, Vibrant American Red Barn

"The Red Silo" Winold Reiss, Modernist Landscape, Vibrant American Red Barn

By Winold Reiss

Located in New York, NY

After his first trip to Montana in January of 1920, Reiss was able to return to Glacier Park many times in a long-lasting collaboration with the Great Northern Railway. His works gr...

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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Late Autumn on the Esk, Victorian Oil Painting, Signed and Framed
Late Autumn on the Esk, Victorian Oil Painting, Signed and Framed

Late Autumn on the Esk, Victorian Oil Painting, Signed and Framed

By John Atkinson Grimshaw

Located in Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB

The son of an ex-policeman, Grimshaw began painting whilst he was working as a clerk for the Great Northern Railway and encountered great opposition from his parents.

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1890s Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Autumn Garden Walk
Autumn Garden Walk

Autumn Garden Walk

By John Atkinson Grimshaw

Located in New Orleans, LA

Born in Leeds the son of an ex-policeman, Grimshaw began painting while he was employed as a clerk for the Great Northern Railway. In 1861 he left his job to pursue a career as a ful...

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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Original Antique Travel Poster Great Northern Railway Ireland Hotels Bundoran
Original Antique Travel Poster Great Northern Railway Ireland Hotels Bundoran

Original Antique Travel Poster Great Northern Railway Ireland Hotels Bundoran

Located in London, GB

Located at the foot of the Mourne Mountains in the small seaport of Rostrevor Co Down on the Carlingford Lough cove, the Great Northern Railway Company bought The Mourne Hotel (opene...

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Early 1900s More Prints

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Paper

Rare American Mid-Century Modern Period Great Northern Railway Poster, 1947

Rare American Mid-Century Modern Period Great Northern Railway Poster, 1947

Located in New York, NY

This is an American advertising poster for the Great Northern Railway company for their Route of the Streamlined Empire Builder from 1947.

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Mid-20th Century American Posters

Original Antique Travel Poster Skegness So Bracing GNR Fisherman John Hassall
Original Antique Travel Poster Skegness So Bracing GNR Fisherman John Hassall

Original Antique Travel Poster Skegness So Bracing GNR Fisherman John Hassall

By John Hassall

Located in London, GB

Original antique travel poster - GNR Skegness is so Bracing - issued by the Great Northern Railway for the seaside town located on the North Sea in Lincolnshire featuring the fun and...

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1920s More Prints

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Paper

Original Vintage Great Northern Railway Poster "G.N.R. for the Business Man"

Original Vintage Great Northern Railway Poster "G.N.R. for the Business Man"

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel advertising poster for the Great Northern Railway "G.N.R. For the Business Man Speed, Comfort, Convenience".

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Vintage 1920s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Poster Warrenpoint And The Mountains Of Mourne Ireland Railway
Original Vintage Poster Warrenpoint And The Mountains Of Mourne Ireland Railway

Original Vintage Poster Warrenpoint And The Mountains Of Mourne Ireland Railway

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster for Warrenpoint and the Mountains of Mourne issued by GNR (I) Great Northern Railway (Ireland) featuring stunning artwork by Margaret Horder (1903-1978...

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Vintage 1930s Northern Irish Posters

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Paper

Pair of Antique Brass and Glass Railway Carriage Candle Light Lamps
Pair of Antique Brass and Glass Railway Carriage Candle Light Lamps

Pair of Antique Brass and Glass Railway Carriage Candle Light Lamps

Located in Shippensburg, PA

This is an attractive 20th century pair of reproduction carriage lamps bearing a copper plaque stamped GNR, each being produced in exact replication of the Great Northern Railway and...

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20th Century Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Original 1931 Railway Poster: It's Sunny At Howth Dublin Bay & The Hill of Howth

Original 1931 Railway Poster: It's Sunny At Howth Dublin Bay & The Hill of Howth

By Margaret Horder

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel advertising poster for Howth, Ireland, by the Great Northern Railway Company (GNRC): "It's sunny at Howth - Dublin Bay and the Hill of Howth" Idyllic painterl...

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Vintage 1930s Irish Posters

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Paper

Northern Pacific Railroad Poster, "Yellowstone Park" after Thomas Moran, 1924
Northern Pacific Railroad Poster, "Yellowstone Park" after Thomas Moran, 1924

Northern Pacific Railroad Poster, "Yellowstone Park" after Thomas Moran, 1924

By Thomas Moran

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

After completion, the railway quickly became a major player in the transportation realm, competing with the Great Northern Railway Company.

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Vintage 1920s American Historical Memorabilia

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Paper

Original Vintage Poster Empire Builder Train Crow Chief Blackfeet Indian Montana
Original Vintage Poster Empire Builder Train Crow Chief Blackfeet Indian Montana

Original Vintage Poster Empire Builder Train Crow Chief Blackfeet Indian Montana

By Winold Reiss

Located in London, GB

Launched in 1929, The Empire Builder was the flagship passenger train of the Great Northern Railway (1889-1970), originally operating a steam powered service that was re-equipped in ...

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Vintage 1950s American Posters

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Paper

Early Historically Important Vintage Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk
Early Historically Important Vintage Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk

Early Historically Important Vintage Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Atlanta, GA

He was the chief executive officer of a family of lines headed by the Great Northern Railway, which served a substantial area of the Upper Midwest, the northern Great Plains, and Pac...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Trunks and Luggage

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Leather, Canvas, Wood

Antique Oil Painting of St. Mary's Church, Beverley, England
Antique Oil Painting of St. Mary's Church, Beverley, England

Antique Oil Painting of St. Mary's Church, Beverley, England

Located in Dallas, TX

According to a tag on the verso side, this painting once hung on the walls of the Liverpool depot of the Great Northern Railway.

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Antique Early 1900s English Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

St. Ann's Square, Manchester by John Atkinson Grimshaw
St. Ann's Square, Manchester by John Atkinson Grimshaw

St. Ann's Square, Manchester by John Atkinson Grimshaw

By John Atkinson Grimshaw

Located in New Orleans, LA

Born in Leeds the son of an ex-policeman, Grimshaw began painting while he was employed as a clerk for the Great Northern Railway. He married his cousin Frances Theodosia Hubbarde i...

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Whitby
Whitby

Whitby

By John Atkinson Grimshaw

Located in New Orleans, LA

Born in Leeds to a former policeman, Grimshaw began painting while employed as a clerk for the Great Northern Railway. He married his cousin Frances Theodosia Hubbard in 1858, and by...

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Figure In The Moonlight By John Atkinson Grimshaw
A Figure In The Moonlight By John Atkinson Grimshaw

A Figure In The Moonlight By John Atkinson Grimshaw

By John Atkinson Grimshaw

Located in New Orleans, LA

Born in Leeds to a former policeman, Grimshaw began painting while employed as a clerk for the Great Northern Railway. He married his cousin Frances Theodosia Hubbard in 1858, and by...

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

English yacht racing, sailing in the English Channel off the White Cliffs, Dover
English yacht racing, sailing in the English Channel off the White Cliffs, Dover

English yacht racing, sailing in the English Channel off the White Cliffs, Dover

Located in Woodbury, CT

During the 1920s and 1930s he designed poster artwork for Great Northern Railway, Great Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, North Eastern Railway, London and North...

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1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Father and Child "Turtle and Setting Mountains" Great Northern Railway Litho
Father and Child "Turtle and Setting Mountains" Great Northern Railway Litho

Father and Child "Turtle and Setting Mountains" Great Northern Railway Litho

By Great Northern Railroad

Located in Incline Village, NV

The print was produced to promote the wild and adventurous train company, The Great Northern Railway, whose line traversed the upper United States, passing through the Rockies and Gl...

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Vintage 1930s American Native American Prints

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Paper

20th Century Great Northern Railway Passenger Coach No. 304
20th Century Great Northern Railway Passenger Coach No. 304

20th Century Great Northern Railway Passenger Coach No. 304

By Bassett Lowke 1

Located in Haarlem, NL

This large scale model train compartment is made of painted wood, even the roof is made of wood. Except for the small very lifelike metal parts like leaf-springs, wheels and bumpers,...

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Antique Early 19th Century British Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Original GNRI Travel Poster: Bundoran Great Northern Hotel for Golf Tennis Etc

Original GNRI Travel Poster: Bundoran Great Northern Hotel for Golf Tennis Etc

By Margaret Horder

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster published by the great northern railway company of Ireland to advertise the great northern hotel in the Irish town of Bundoran on Donegal Bay offering ...

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Vintage 1930s Irish Art Deco Posters

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Paper

Vintage Western Mountain Scene by noted Montana Artist
Vintage Western Mountain Scene by noted Montana Artist

Vintage Western Mountain Scene by noted Montana Artist

Located in San Francisco, CA

During much of the 1920s, Lopp was staff artist for the Hudson Bay Company of Canada and exhibited from Winnipeg to Vancouver. Following a move to Great Falls, Montana in 1936, Lopp ...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

The Great White Throne (El Gobernador)
The Great White Throne (El Gobernador)

The Great White Throne (El Gobernador)

By John Fery

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

It was painted by the New York artist John Fery (1859 - 1934), who was commissioned by the Great Northern Railway to travel throughout the American West to capture its natural beauty...

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20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Oil

Pair of Rock Crystal Garnitures
Pair of Rock Crystal Garnitures

Pair of Rock Crystal Garnitures

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H 9 in W 7 in D 5.5 in

Pair of Rock Crystal Garnitures

Located in Highland Park, IL

Pair of Rock crystal garnitures for the estate of James Hill creator of the great Northern Railway. top and bottom crystals are the same color

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Early 20th Century American Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Metal

American River Canyon, California
American River Canyon, California

American River Canyon, California

By John Fery

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

John Fery was an Austrian-born painter, who was hired by the Great Northern Railway to capture the unusual and expansive landscape of the American West.

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20th Century Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1930 Folk Art Toy Train
1930 Folk Art Toy Train

1930 Folk Art Toy Train

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H 5 in W 19 in D 3.5 in

1930 Folk Art Toy Train

Located in Geneva, IL

ORIGINALLY FROM MINNESOTA - SET HAS AN ENGINE, CABOOSE, COAL CAR AND 3 FREIGHT CARS. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. SIZES OF THE PIECES RANGE FROM THE ENGINE WHICH IS 5" HIGH AND 18" LONG...

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Vintage 1930s American Toys

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Wood, Paint

Red Barn

Winold ReissRed Barn, c. 1935

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H 31.25 in W 39.25 in

Red Barn

By Winold Reiss

Located in New York, NY

In the 1920s and 1930s, Winold Reiss traveled to Glacier National Park financed by the Great Northern Railway. During this time, he executed notable portraits of the Blackfeet and Bl...

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1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

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Great Northern Railway For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate great northern railway for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Impressionist style, while we also have 9 Impressionist versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect great northern railway among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a great northern railway to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, blue, brown, purple and more. Finding an appealing great northern railway — no matter the origin — is easy, but (after) Henri Matisse, Henri Matisse, Samuel Hyde Harris, John Fery and Margaret Horder each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in lithograph, paint and oil paint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Great Northern Railway?

A great northern railway can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,673, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $398,500.