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The Midnight Limited (1926) — Lobby Card

Name: The Midnight Limited (1926) — Lobby Card
Brand: The Picture Palace
SKU: PA-00851

Unknown, 1926

The Picture PalacePA-00851Tear sheet

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No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, 120 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.

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A three-card lobby set for the Rayart railroad melodrama The Midnight Limited. Cards lined the lobby to sell the thrill of the express train's peril. All three are Commons-verified 1926 originals, clearly public domain. Rails, peril, painted color

Maker: Unknown
Date: 1926
Medium of the original: Lobby card
Original held by: Wikimedia Commons
Credit: Wikimedia Commons · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Cleared for print
Catalogue number: PA-00851

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Sizes withheld
Size	Why
10 x 8 in	120 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
14 x 11 in	87 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 12 in	76 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
20 x 16 in	60 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
24 x 18 in	51 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
30 x 24 in	40 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
40 x 30 in	30 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
48 x 36 in	25 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop