Me 3rd laugh hit of the season – 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.)
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A window into the past: Me 3rd laugh hit of the season, preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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This 1936 silkscreen poster advertises a comedy as the "3rd laugh hit of the season," a bit of stage boasting that shows how theaters sold their shows to Depression-era audiences. It was sponsored by the Federal theater Project, a branch of the Works Progress Administration that employed theater workers during the 1930s. The poster itself came from the WPA's poster program, which put artists to work designing advertisements for public art, theater and music across the country. Its California origin ties it to the project's productions in cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, where the federal stage offered low-cost entertainment to working audiences.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--1930-1950. Comedies--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,783 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 402_Me_3rd_laugh_hit_of_the_1936 |
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