Model yacht and motor boat races Final championship Conservatory Lake 72nd St. and 5t – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Model yacht and motor boat races Final championship Conservatory Lake 72nd St. and 5t, a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Model yacht and motor boat races Final championship Conservatory Lake 72nd St. and 5t
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The final championship for model yachts and motor boats on Conservatory Lake, at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, gives this poster its particular focus. Printed in silkscreen, a method the WPA poster units in New York used widely, it was sponsored by the city's Department of Parks and urged boat owners to pick up an application at their nearest playground. A date stamp on the back, April 16, 1937, shows it was still in circulation months after the 1936 event it advertised.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Caption continues: If you own a boat and wish to compete - secure an application at your nearest playground. Date stamped on verso: Apr 16 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Parks sponsor. |
| Subjects | Model ships--1930-1940. Sailboats--1930-1940. Contests--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 984 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 470_Model_yacht_and_motor_b_1936 |
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