1944 WWII WW2 Railroad Train Conductor Cowboy Vintage Ad World War II 2 Milwaukee Road Silence Secret National Security 44 *You Choose Frame-Mat Colors-Free USA S&H*
- Authentic, Vintage Magazine Ad professionally matted and framed in an Historic Route 66 Town.
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This great World War II era Vintage Ad was printed in a 1944 issue. These are wonderful advertisements, and we only have a limited number available.
Some of the text in this Vintage Ad:
What’s the Olympian “in the hole’ for, Bill?
Conductor Bill can’t talk about his railroad
orders in wartime – even to such an old
friend of the line as Money Miller, foreman of
the Angle D ranch.
It may be the famous, electrified Olympian
has gone "in the hole''-which is railroadese for
waiting on a side track-because it's more important
for a military train to have right of way.
Station agents, conductors, brakemen, and
other railroad men don't like to appear unobliging-
but they've pledged themselves for the
duration to give no information to anyone about
unusual train movements.
That's in the interest of national security. An
idle word dropped about a troop train-or a
supply train's schedule and destination-might
reach enemy ears and lead to an attack on a
convoy days and even weeks afterward.
For the most part, passengers realize this situation.
They too, keep mum about war traffic
they see on the railroad.
If the Olympian, the Hiawathas, the Pioneer
Limited or other heavily traveled trains happen
to be delayed, there is little complaining among
passengers. For this understanding attitude, we
of The Milwaukee Road are deeply grateful.
The Milwaukee Road
A great Vintage Ad!
You pick your frame color, and you pick your mat color. We will mat and frame your Vintage Ad per your request and send it to you promptly. All you have to do is remove it from the box and hang it on the wall in your home, office, garage, man cave, or showroom!
We mat and frame original, vintage magazine ads...they are in good condition, but may not be perfect as they are many decades old. Frame outside dimensions are 15" x 12", and matted ad is approximately 9-5/8" x 6-5/8" (could be slightly different, depending on ad).
Frames and vintage ads are actual as shown, and mat is computer generated for online viewing. Actual mat is custom cut for each individual ad and mat color will be similar to the colors shown on the website. “Travel Route 3 Scan” watermark is placed on the ad for online viewing only, and is not part of the final product. Back side of Vintage Ad is glued to backing paper so that it continues to display flat over time. Here is what you will receive:
- New frame
- New mat
- New glass
- Vintage Ad
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