Poster, Movie - "Boxcar Bertha"

 
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Poster, Box Car Bertha
Poster, Movie - "Boxcar Bertha"
Poster, Box Car Bertha
Poster, Box Car Bertha

Poster, Movie - "Boxcar Bertha"

Object number2012.089.17
Date1972
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions41 x 27 1/4 in. (104.1 x 69.2 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
  • Poster, theater
DescriptionPoster from the 1972 movie "Boxcar Bertha," which was filmed in Baxter and Pulaski Counties and the Reader Railraod in Arkansas.
The movie is about a union leader and a woman becoming criminals during the Depression to fight against a railroad company.

The outer portion of the poster is yellow. The middle of the poster shows various images from the movie, including one of Barbara Hershey in a light colored dress standing between two train cars. "America in the 30s was a free country" is printed in white to the left of Hershey. IThe poster features white and black print.
Status
Not on view