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Dartmouth Outing Club 50th Anniversary Poster 1959 Winter Carnival Ski Original Lithograph
This original 1959 poster commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Dartmouth Outing Club, the oldest collegiate outdoor organization in the United States and a central force in the development of American winter sports culture. Printed by Tyler Advertising Inc. as a color lithograph, the design presents a grid of vignette images reproducing earlier Dartmouth Winter Carnival posters, alongside affiliated club insignia, including those of the Dartmouth Ski Patrol and the Ledyard Canoe Club. The composition functions as both a retrospective and a celebration of mid-century collegiate graphic design, uniting varied stylistic approaches within a cohesive modernist layout anchored by the “50th” anniversary medallion. Professionally linen-backed and preserved in excellent condition, the poster retains strong color clarity and graphic precision. It stands as a historically grounded example of American skiing and institutional poster design from the mid-20th century.
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