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Bermuda
There is a woman in a printed blue dress with red shoes on a bicycle with a basket full of items, possibly a package and food. There is a man beside her with a red and white striped shirt, holding a coat in his right arm. They appear in a beach setting with sand, dunes with shrubbery and a decrepit farm barn in the background with a beach. The man and women could be either tourists or inhabiters of the island. Bermuda is an British owned island in the Atlantic Ocean, known for a distinctive American and British blend of culture. The individuals in the poster are communicating in a friendly manner and that gesture invites the viewer to desire to travel to the foreign island.
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Something Different?
Visit Mexico
National Railways of Mexico
There is a man in white clothing with an orange hat covering his face in the foreground. He is laying in a field of greens with some freely growing plants around him with a plowed field behind him and a large snow-covered mountain in the farthest background. This person could be a traditionally dressed Mexican man looking about his farm set in Mexico's countryside. He seems neither aggressive or particularly friendly. This travel poster encourages tourists to visit Mexico and experience their traditional lifestyle and meet the people who tend to the land, weather the natives want tourists or not.
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New Mexico and Arizona Rockies
Land of History and Mystery
There are two men, one with his right hand raised and a large jug in the left, in the foreground with two smaller figures on horses father away near a train. In the background is a large mountain range, most likely the New Mexico Rockies, with a light blue sky above. All of these figures seem to be Native American men in the New Mexico/ Arizona desert area. This seems to be commenting on the New Mexico Rocky Mountains and the train travel that was brought non-native people to Arizona/ New Mexico area. The Native Americans appear at peace with the trains but there was turmoil among the Natives and other settlers. The raised hand of the one man symbolizes a halting signal, a resentment that may have been felt by the native people when white settlers intruded their land. Seeing as this is a travel poster, promoting travel to this destination, the raised hand could also present a friendly gesture.
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Yellowstone Park
It appears to be a grassy area in the foreground with a large orange and yellow canyon with water running through it in the background. There are large ridges off in the distance, indicating the wide and steep nature of this canyon area. Yellowstone National Park was established under president Ulysses S. Grant in 1872. It is symbolic of national pride within the United States that has provided citizens with a permanently preserved land to enjoy.