You're An Education is a run of the mill "things come to life" cartoon, the likes of which were made by the score during the 30's. The premise is simple enough - it's night time at a closed shop (a travel agency in this case), and the objects inside come to life, usually to the tune of the title song. Many a pun ensues... and many a groan is heard. So what am I highlighting here?
Well, that's some pretty slick artwork there.... because it's a real travel brochure we're seeing. The backgrounds here are a mix of hand painted and actual travel brochures, some with very prominent names. Recognize the ship? The legendary
Normandie on its penultimate year of service.
Sandwiching this punny Rocky Mountains cover we have the Italian Line and Japan.... two years later they'd become the last places you'd want to visit.
A photographic guide to good ole Switzerland
An unidentified cruise line serving South America.....
.... and the clearly identified Alaska Steamship Company with an elaborately drawn map.
On the left we see the Italian line again, and the bright red item on the right is for our good friend, Cunard-White Star's flagship, the Queen Mary.
The Golden Gate International Exposition makes an appearance. This one's kinda confusing... it looks more elaborate than the hand painted background brochures, yet something tells me it might not be a real item.
Independent tours around the world by the Hamburg-America Line with some swell airbrushing. Odd to see advertising for a german company here.
And finally, we get sailings for the Swedish American Line. This is only a sampling, as the cartoon has plenty more real covers, if with the names obscured.
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