HIJAZ RAILWAY COMPANY AND ÖSTERREISCHER LIOYD, EGYPT ALEXANDRIA, DATED 15 MAY 1914

Railway advertising poster A large chromolithographed poster, An Arabic maunscript on paper, 20 lines to the page, in red and blue naskh script. The management of the Austrian Lloyd Shipping Company has the honor to present the following: The company agreed with the administration of the Hijaz Railways to issue low-wage tickets for those wishing to visit al-Rawda al-Mutahara in Medina with its beautiful ship, on the occasion of the Mi’raj of the prophet on 27th Rajab. The pilgrims would travel from Alexandria on 15th june 1914 to Haifa port. After arrival at Haifa on 17th June the pilgrims would take the train of the Hijaz Railway Company to Medina. The ship awaits the return of the pilgrims in Haifa on Thursday 25th June to return to Alexandria. 93 by 64 cm.