New York Central. LIFE, 23 December 1946
#Christmas #Natale #Holidays #SantaClaus #Santa #ChristmasTravel #HolidayTravel #Railroads #NewYorkCentral #20thCenturyLimited #HenryDreyfuss

The structures will be built at an estimated cost of $1,200.000.’
- NY Herald-Tribune 3/16/1937
The spectacular multimedia presentation within, of an ideal planned territory, 'Democracity', would be developed by industrial designer #HenryDreyfuss & scored by #WilliamGrantStill.

[Poster for the 20th Century Limited by Leslie Ragan (ca.1897-1972) 1938]
It was on June 15, 1938, the line’s 36th anniversary, that the beautiful, streamlined train sets by industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss (1904-1972) began service.
#LeslieRagan #HenryDreyfuss

also prominently featured at the Railroads exhibit and often in the photos of this spectacle, including the movie clip at the end of this thread, was the new streamliner designed by #HenryDreyfuss for the New York Central’s 20th Century Limited, another ‘train of tomorrow’.

New York Central. LIFE, 23 December 1946
#Christmas #Natale #Holidays #SantaClaus #Santa #ChristmasTravel #HolidayTravel #Railroads #NewYorkCentral #20thCenturyLimited #HenryDreyfuss

In loving memory of Henry #Dreyfuss [°Mar. 2, 1904 – Oct. 5, 1972]🌹😔

You know that AT&T telephone that sat on your desk in say, 1980? He designed it.

The Polaroid camera? Hoover vacuum cleaners? The Singer sewing machine? The Royal typewriter of the 1940s?

Yeah, ALL of them!

#HenryDreyfuss