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Recently added: Workshop interiors, Coca-Cola sign painted on brick, Motorola Radio Service sign.

Vintage Advertising Signs

You can download and print these "metal" signs for your building exteriors. Click on the thumbnails below to load the larger, more detailed, versions. Save the larger version and print it on your color printer in the appropriate size for your model. These are photographs of actual, naturally weathered, advertising signs (with more to come). Photos by Richard Schumacher unless otherwise noted.

Coca-Cola sign, painted on brick wall
Coca-Cola Sign, painted on brick, 124KB
Photo by Rick Lake
Vintage advertising metal sign, Motorola Radio
Motorola Radio Service,
weathered metal sign, 161KB
Vintage advertising metal sign, Assoiated Telephone Co. Ltd.
Associated Telephone, metal sign, 99KB
Jack Canavera collection
Vintage advertising metal sign, Bell System
Bell System, metal sign, 94KB
Jack Canavera collection
Vintage advertising metal sign, Coca-Cola (fountain service)
Coca-Cola Fountain Service,
weathered metal sign, 222KB
Vintage advertising metal sign, Mobil Oil (Gargoyle)
Mobiloil Gargoyle,
weathered metal sign, 190KB
Vintage advertising metal sign, Purina (checkerboard)
Purina Checkerboard,
weathered metal sign, 155KB
Vintage advertising stained glass sign, Jackson (JAX) Brewing
Jackson Brewing Co.,
stained glass panel, 254KB
Vintage advertising metal sign, AT&T Local and Long Distance
AT&T Phone, metal sign, 123KB
Jack Canavera collection
Vintage advertising metal sign, Western Union
Western Union, metal sign, 93KB
Jack Canavera collection

Building Interiors

Every restaurant and diner needs an interior. These classic prototypes from New Orleans and Memphis will quickly provide that "missing" interior behind your model's large front windows. Click on the thumbnails below to load the larger, more detailed, versions. Save the larger version and print it on your color printer in the appropriate size for your model.

New Orleans Restaurant, model railroad structure interior
Restaurant Interior, 176KB
Memphis Diner, model railroad structure interior
Diner Interior, 118KB
New Orleans storefront window, model railroad building exterior element
Storefront Windows, 193KB
Memphis Central Station stairway to lower concourse, model railroad structure interior
Lower Concourse, 127KB
Workshop interior, model train building interior
Workshop interior, 354KB
Workshop interior, model train building interior
Workshop interior, 268KB

These four warehouse interiors use HO scale boxes, barrels and crates to provide a multi-colored, multi-textured interior.

Click for Building Interior #1 (227kb)
Interior1.jpg, 227kb

Click for Building Interior #2 (220kb) 
Interior2.jpg, 220kb

Click for Building Interior #3 (231kb) 
Interior3.jpg, 231kb

Click for Building Interior #4 (241kb) 
Interior4.jpg, 241kb

Background Skylines and Structures

These images are for your personal use only. All commercial reproduction rights are retained by the photographer. Photos by Richard Schumacher.

Click on the thumbnail below to load the larger, more detailed, version. Save the larger version and print it on your color printer in the appropriate size for your scene.

Memphis City Skyline 1, photo to print as scenic backdrop for a model railroad layout.
Memphis City skyline 1, 176KB
Memphis City Skyline 2, photo to print as scenic backdrop for a model railroad layout.
Memphis City skyline 2, 211KB
Dixie Machine Welding, model railroad background structure to print.
Dixie Machine Welding, 117KB
Feed and Seed Store, model railroad background structure to print.
Feed and seed, 192KB
Red warehouse, model railroad background structure to print.
Memphis red warehouse, 128KB

This New Orleans warehouse is a perfect background structure. Click on the thumbnail below to load the larger, more detailed, version. Save the larger version and print it on your color printer in the appropriate size for your scene.

Click for Model Railroad Background Photo of a New Orleans Warehouse (380KB)
New Orleans Warehouse, 380KB
Click for Model Railroad Background Photo of an Arkansas Paper Mill
Arkansas Paper Mill, 133KB

Riverfront Backgrounds

These images are for your personal use only. All commercial reproduction rights are retained by the photographer.

The Domino Sugar Plant is one of the largest in the world. Both the refinery and Domino Sugar are downstream from New Orleans. These make perfect backgrounds of the scene "across the river" if the back edge of your benchwork represents a riverfront or dock. Photos were taken from the deck of the Nachetz riverboat. Click on the thumbnail below to load the larger, more detailed, version. Save the larger version and print it on your color printer in the appropriate size for your scene. Photos by Richard Schumacher.

Photo of Domino Sugar Plant at New Orleans, suitable for a model railroad background
Domino Sugar Plant, New Orleans
Photo of Large Refinery at New Orleans, suitable for a model railroad background
Large Oil Refinery, New Orleans

 
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Gateway 2001

If you are looking for the registration packet and forms from the Gateway 2001 National Convention, they are now located in our Online Library in the Gateway 2001 Downloads area.

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