Visit the zoo – Antique 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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Visit the zoo comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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A heron is the focal creature in this 1936 poster, which pairs a wading bird with the idea of a zoo visit. The design was printed in color from woodblocks, a labor-intensive method that the Works Progress Administration's poster division used because it could produce many copies on a modest budget. Sponsored by the Federal theater Project, the poster was meant to be pasted on walls and storefronts to draw people to public events during the Depression. It shows how the program turned ordinary public attractions into bold, graphic advertising.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : woodblock color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Promotional goal: U.S. K5. 1936-1941. · Hopwood Avery 1882-1928. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Herons--1930-1950. Zoos--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 3,259 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 668_Visit_the_zoo_1936 |
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