Workers service program ... Rockford Illinois – Antique Poster Print
(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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Step back in time with Workers service program ... Rockford Illinois, a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Workers service program ... Rockford Illinois
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Rockford, Illinois, is what sets this poster apart from the program's many national announcements. The subject terms pair factories with agricultural facilities, which suggests a local workforce that spanned both industry and farming. The poster dates to 1941 and comes from the Federal Art Project, part of the Work Projects Administration's effort to employ artists during the Depression. Its silkscreen color reflects the bold, flat style the program's poster division used for public information. The period was also one of transition, as the country's economy began shifting toward wartime production.
| Created / published | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Factories--Illinois--Rockford--1940-1950. Agricultural facilities--Illinois--Rockford--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,782 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 47_Workers_service_program_1941 |
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