Just one long step to Sea Cliff L.I. By land or water (S) 250 feet above sea level (S) No – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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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Just one long step to Sea Cliff L.I. By land or water (S) 250 feet above sea level (S) No comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Just one long step to Sea Cliff L.I. By land or water (S) 250 feet above sea level (S) No
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Few posters from this period sell a place by its elevation, and this one leads with the claim that Sea Cliff sits 250 feet above sea level, reachable "by land or water." The village of Sea Cliff sponsored the 1936 silkscreen, which the Library of Congress holds in its Work Projects Administration Poster Collection. The record credits Elmer Rice (1892-1967) with the design. During the Depression, New Deal agencies made posters like this to draw visitors and boost local business, and the bold flat color of silkscreen printing made them easy to read from a distance. The verso bears a stamp dated February 2, 1939, which suggests the poster was still in circulation a few years after it was made.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Title from item. Date stamped on verso: Feb 2 1939. Sponsored by the village of Sea Cliff. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Rice Elmer 1892-1967. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Tourism--New York (State)--Sea Cliff--1930-1940. Sea Cliff (N.Y.)--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,715 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 832_Just_one_long_step_to_S_1936 |
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