Good books are life teachers – Vintage Print
![Good books are life teachers, [191-] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/18/18c9513b7740-L.webp)
(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
Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Good books are life teachers. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Good books are life teachers
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The slogan "Good books are life teachers" sets this poster apart from others of its kind, since it leads with a message rather than a place or a person. The record dates it only to the 1910s and notes that its details come from an old caption card that has not been verified. Posters like this belong to a wider effort in that era, when public libraries spread across the United States, many built with funding from Andrew Carnegie, and librarians used bold color and plain wording to encourage ordinary readers to borrow books.
| Created / published | [191-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 54 x 35 cm. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 2,314 px · prints to 5 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172546 |
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