Without hitting visitors over the head...well, not hitting them too hard...I want to convey the time and place of my railroad. Of course, structures, signs, vehicles and above all, rolling stock should take care of this. However, a few other hints can't hurt when recreating April 1947.
The top photo is a "company calendar" I cooked up for my Gulf Harbor Terminal Railway, which is in the entry to the model railroad room.
The next three photos are ads I've cut out and mounted. They are from the April 1947 National Geographic and include the magazine cover. I was fortunate to find a copy in an antique store during a visit this past summer to Clear Lake, Iowa. Six of the pages advertise railroads' passenger services, with a Coca Cola and Texaco ad thrown in for additional atmosphere.
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