Advertising Poster Timely Events Floods Rockford

Original vintage newspaper poster Timely Events the World in Pictures, Volume Two, Number 76, January 27, 1938, Chicago. The poster features a photograph of swollen Rock river flowing through Rockford, Illinois, with cars on the bridge over the river, and hotel and factory buildings on the bank of the river. Text below the photograph reads: Rockford, Ill. - More than 200 persons were moved from their flooded homes in the southeast section of this city as the Rock and Fox rivers overflowed their banks. Photo shows the swollen Rock river which flows through Rockford. Timely news flash - Roosevelt serves notice on industry it must cut prices but warns against wage reductions. - Aurora borealis glowing in record brilliance; viewed for the first time in many years. - For further details see your newspaper. Printed in the United States. Fair condition, folds, tears, staining, ink stamp on reverse. Country of issue: USA, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 44x28, year of printing: 1938.