Slums breed crime. United States Housing Authority / Beall. – Vintage Wall Art
![Slums breed crime. United States Housing Authority / Beall., [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1941. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4a/4a8ffb86ecf9-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.)
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A window into the past: Slums breed crime. United States Housing Authority / Beall., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Slums breed crime. United States Housing Authority / Beall.
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Few housing posters of the period argue as bluntly as this one, which ties substandard housing directly to lawbreaking. Issued by the United States Housing Authority and printed by the Government Printing Office in Washington in 1941, it is credited to Beall, the graphic designer Lester Beall, who worked on several federal housing campaigns. The poster reflects a broader effort by reformers and New Deal agencies to persuade Americans that clearing urban slums and building public housing would reduce crime and disorder. Its subject headings, which pair slums with police, show how the argument was framed for the public.
| Created / published | [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1941. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Posters American 1940-1950.Prints Color 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. G9. 1941. |
| Subjects | United States Housing Authority--1940-1950. Slums--United States--1940-1950. Police--United States--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,143 × 1,452 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216773 |
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