Victoria Fall - Visit southern Africa by Farrell Lines
- ca 1950
- Frederick Seibel (1886 - 1969)
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28 x 43 inches ~ (71 x 109 cm)$3,600
- Linen backed
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself.
The price of this poster includes linen backing.
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Featuring a rarely seen phenomenon called "moonbow", a rainbow seen at night, which is a signature of Victoria Falls, located on the Zambezi River bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The waterfall sits on the Zambezi River and is on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Although it is not the highest or widest waterfall, it is the world’s largest waterfall based on its combined width, 5604 feet, and height, 354 feet. It was named in honor of Queen Victoria of Britain when discovered by the Scottish missionary and explorer, David Livingstone. In local Lozi language, it is called Mosi-oa-Tunya, "the Smoke That Thunders." It also has older names as Seongo or Chongwe, which means the "Place of Rainbow". This is because, due to its constant spray, rainbows are commonly seen at Victoria Falls. At the nights of full moon, one can also see the magic like phenomenon "moonbow."
Farrell Lines Incorporated was founded in 1948 by sons of James Augustine Farrell, the president of US Steel. It was previously known as American South African Lines (ASAL) as it provide regular passenger and cargo lines between New York and South Africa stopping at Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban, and Lourenço Marques (Maputo) in Mozambique. The passenger lines were well-equipped and nicely furnished with the capacity of approximately 180 passengers. This poster is an advertising poster by Farrell Lines to attract customers to book a trip to southern Africa.
