Railroad Work and Win Pulp Magazine Cover Art Poster Print

The2FunAdGuyz offer a new, high-quality reproduction print, or poster, that has been created by reproducing the cover of one of the most popular of the pulp magazines (also referred to as dime novel), Work & Win, that was published in the Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries—this cover was originally published in October, 1907. Fred Fearnot, one of the most popular of the pulp magazine heroes, is featured on the cover. Fred can be seen in the center waving his hat and dashing toward a train speeding towards an accident. Nearby are two standard pulp fiction mainstays. A mustachioed villain is seated on a nearby rock, his hands bound behind his back—already subdued by Fearnot. Of course there is also a “Damsel in Distress” and an injured person on the ground, both certainly rescued by Fred. The last job is to stop the train before it crashes.

The illustration is absolutely great—designed to create a sense of excitement for the young readers of these magazines.

The masthead reads: “Work and Win, An Interesting Weekly for Young Americans. The issue number is 463. October 18,1907. Price 5 Cents.”

The headline reads: “Fred Fearnot and ‘Railroad Jack’; or After The Train Wreckers.”

The caption at the very bottom reads: “Just then the express dashed into view, coming out of the Canyon and Fred sped forward, firing his revolver and waving his hat to attract the engineer’s attention. If he failed, the train was doomed.”

Work and Win was published weekly and usually was 32 pages in length.

Hal Standish is credited with writing the story, but it is doubtful the “real” Hal Standish wrote them. Hal Standish was originally the pen name—one of many—for H. K. Shackleford, who had died eighteen months earlier in March of 1906. Shackleford was a truly prolific writer who wrote a “dime novel” a week for many years. His usual pay was $60 for each novel. Most had a moral to them and some of them preached temperance—though many of these he published under his real name. He wrote about three hundred of these novels and after his death the magazine simply used other writers and continued them under the name Hal Standish.

This poster will look great when used in a variety of home décor situations including a home or sports bar, a den or recreation room or as a decoration in a teenagers room.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a reproduction of the cover only and not the entire magazine.

PAPER QUALITY: This new print is on a highest quality, acid-free, 100-pound glossy premium text paper that allows for maximum color brilliance and fidelity for older images.

Image Size: 10.5 inches wide by 15.25 inches high.

Paper Size: 11 inches wide by 17 inches high. This allows for a small border around the image for matting and framing. When matted, this format is perfect for a standard 16-inch x 20-inch frame, a manageable size for a wide variety of decorating purposes.

AVAILABILITY: In Stock! – Ships Within 1 Business Day of cleared payment.

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