Marketing Patriotism: Pennsylvania Railroad Advertising During World War II
Posted by Dan Cupper on Nov 30, 2020 in | Comments Off on Marketing Patriotism: Pennsylvania Railroad Advertising During World War II During World War II, the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) spent lavishly on patriotic magazine advertising. No other railroad put so much effort, money or creative talent into a campaign to boost the war and create favorable public opinion for itself. As the single largest railroad in the United States, the Philadelphia-based “Pennsy” carried 10 percent of all freight in America and 20 percent of all...read more