Canada day is July 1st and to celebrate the beautiful country I so proudly live in, I wanted to take us on a vintage train ride through my country with Canadian Pacific.

Let’s take a look at the fun vintage train advertising from the 1930s-1950s!

Vintage Train Advertising for Travel in Canada

1930s – 1950s

1940s Vintage ad: “Got a Date with a Canadian Pacific Vacation”.

1940s Vintage Ad for Canadian Pacific. See Canada by Train! — Source: Flickr

1940s vintage Canadian Pacific ad: “We’re seeing Canada by Train!”

1940s Canadian Train Advertising for the Canadian Pacific. The Ad features a young woman talking on the phone about all the places she is going to see in Canada.

Source: Marshalltaylor.ca

1946 Canadian Pacific train ad featuring an illustration of a couple eating dinner while enjoying the view of the east coast.

Source: Marshalltaylor.ca

“Canada’s Picturesque East Coast – Travel Canadian Pacific”

1930s Vintage Ad for the Canadian Pacific Railway featuring an illustration of a woman in a 1930s dress holding golf clubs at St. Andrews By-The-Sea. The Algonquin, a Canadian Pacific Hotel.

1958 Canadian Pacific Railways Train Ad- “You’ll see more magnificent Canada from the Scenic Domes of The Canadian”.

1958 Canadian Pacific Railways Train Ad featuring images of the Scenic Domes on the train, the dining car, the sleeping car and the coffee shop. — Source: Train Geek

“Travel Canadian Pacific – Safety, Comfort, Economy”

I just love the styling in this ad. Look at that 1940s hat?? Wow!

1940s Vintage Ad for the Canadian Pacific Railway featuring an illustration of a woman in a 1940s hat and 1940s fashion posing in front of a train.

“The Canadian – The Scenic Dome Route Across Canada.” Fantastic illustration of the train and the sunset in the background and I love the font.

Canadian Pacific Railway vintage ad featuring The Scenic Dome Route Across Canada.

Source: Lettherheadfonts.com

“Trans-Canada Limited – Fastest Train Across The Continent. Sleeping cars only”

Trans Canada Limited Vintage Train Ads featuring an illustration of a train going thru the mountains and advertising the sleeping cars only with Canadian Pacific.

I hope you enjoyed our very quick trip from Coast to Coast today.

Have you ever taken the train to see parts of Canada? I know I want to and would love to hear your stories if you have.

FURTHER READING: Collection of the Vintage Inn Blog’s ‘Vintage Travel Posts‘ & Vintage Canada Posts

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Hello lovely readers, I hope you had a marvelous weekend 🙂 My weekend was busy because I was running around getting prepared for my next big adventure on Tuesday to…SPAIN!

Vintage travel poster of Spain — Source-Poster Corner

I cannot wait as Spain has always been a dream place that I would love to visit and now I get the chance tomorrow! Now I won’t get to see ALL of Spain, in fact I will only get to see 2 places while I’m there as I’m going for my Lindy Hop Teachers wedding. However, 2 places is better than zero places in my mind, so Barcelona and seaside village of Platja d’Aro is our destinations (this trip).

I plan on taking tons of pictures while there to share with you, but in the mean time I thought it would be fun to share some Vintage Travel Posters of Spain to help you get excited along with me, AND we can all agree that vintage travel posters are just super cool to look at.

Vintage Travel Posters for Spain

First up the iconic image of the Spanish Flamenco Dancer. I just adore her dress in this 1955 poster.

1950s vintage travel poster for Spain- Iiberia airline from 1955 featuring an illustration of Spanish Flamenco Dancers. — Source-I desire vintage posters

Visit Sevilla in either 1933 or 1955 (I think 1955) to see the famous Flamenco Dancer.

Vintage Spain Travel Poster featuring an illustration of a Flamenco Dancer-Visit Sevilla in 1955. — Source-Enjoy Art

The Flamenco Dancer is so iconic it is pretty hard to not find a travel poster with their imagery on it.

Vintage spain travel poster featuring Flamenco Dancers illustration. — Source-Travel on Paper

You also cannot look at vintage Spanish travel posters and not post some of the infamous Bull Fighter.

Vintage Spain travel poster featuring an illustration of a bull fighter for Iberia Airlines. — This is a very dramatic poster

Spain via TWA (Trans World Airlines).

Vintage Travel Poster for Spain via TWA featuring an illustration of two bullfighters. — Source-sandiv999 on Flickr

Also the Spanish Senorita is another popular marketing symbol.

Iberia vintage travel poster for Spain featuring an illustration of the Spanish Senorita. "Enjoy the charm of Andalusia". — Source-Free vintage posters

Visit Madrid via Iberia Air Lines.

Spain vintage travel poster for Iberia airlines to Madrid featuring an illustration of a senorita, bullfighter — Source-Free vintage posters

Now for some more lovely miscellaneous posters….

San Sebastian -1930s travel poster.

I’m a sucker for a wonderful 1940s advertising poster and this one does NOT disappoint. The wedges, her trousers and sweater are so Katharine Hepburn and I can’t get enough!

Spain travel poster 1948-1940s vintage travel poster featuring an illustration of a 1940s woman sitting by the beach.

Well dressed 1920s ladies in Madrid.

1920s spain travel poster for Madrid featuring two women in 1920s fashions.

Another beautiful Flamenco Dancer poster.

vintage TWA travel poster for Spain featuring an illustration of Flamenco Dancer

So my friends, have you ever been to Spain? What was your favorite part, place? food? Do tell!

FURTHER READING:

Liz 🙂

Category: Vintage Advertising

Vintage Advertising for Seeing Canada by Train

Vintage Train Advertising for Travel in Canada

1930s – 1950s

Viva La Espana! Vintage Travel Posters For Spain

Vintage Travel Posters for Spain