Keep clean – 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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Keep clean comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Keep clean" is a 1936 silkscreen poster from the Federal Art Project, part of the federal relief program's effort to carry public health messages through bold graphics that people could take in at a glance. Its subject headings tie it to hygiene and health care in New York State during the 1930s, when public health campaigns were urging cleanliness in crowded cities and small towns alike. Silkscreen allowed the project to print large editions cheaply, so posters like this one could be displayed in post offices, storefronts and other public spaces. The verso carries a stamp dated January 5, 1939, a reminder that copies stayed in circulation for years after they were first printed.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jan 5 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 216 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Hygiene--New York (State)--1930-1940. Health care--New York (State)--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 977 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 647_Keep_clean_1936 |
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