A-Z Tram posters, 1934

Two full runs of posters displaying an A-Z of birds and mammals at Edinburgh Zoo. 56 posters in total.


The posters show a single animal per poster illustrated by Joseph R Smith. They were printed by McLagan and Cumming, Lithographers, Edinburgh


The posters were produced in the early 1930s and displayed on tram stations on the Corstophine Road route, encouraging people to visit the zoo via the trams.


Birds; A for Little-Auk; B for Budgerigars; C for Cormorant; D for Duck; E for Egret; F for Falcon; G for Gannet; H for Hoopoe; I for Ibis; J for Jay; K for Kingfisher; L for Lapwing; M for Mynah; N for Nun; O for Owl; P for Pelican; Q for Quail; R for Roller; S for Sarus Crane; T for Toucan; U for Upland Goose; V for Vulturine Guinea-Fowl; W for Windhover; X for Xenorhynchus; Y for Yaffle; Z for Zonophaps Basilica.


Mammals; A for Antelope; B for Bison; C for Chimpanzee; D for Dromedary; E for Elephant; F for Flamingo; G for Gnu; H for Hyaena; I for Ibex; J for Jaguar; k for Kangaroo; L for Lion; M for Mandrill; N for Nilgai; O for Ostrich; P for Puma; Q for Quagga; R for Raccoon; S for Sea-Lion; T for Tiger; U for Udad; V for Vulture; W for Wolf; X for Xantharpyia; Y for Yak; Z for Zebra.