With compass and T-square – 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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A window into the past: With compass and T-square, preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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A one-armed draftsman works at his board with a compass and T-square, using his good hand and the stump of his other arm to hold the instruments. The poster's caption argues that mechanical drafting suited men who had lost a limb, since the trade depends on skill rather than two full hands. It was issued for an exhibit by the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men, one of the programs that retrained wounded and disabled men during and after the First World War. The poster reflects a wider postwar effort to return injured veterans to paid work, and its message is that disability need not end a man's livelihood.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone. |
| Genre | Exhibit posters 1910-1920.War posters American 1910-1920.Halftone photomechanical prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster caption: For one-armed men, mechanical drafting has proved a good occupation. This was especially the case during the war. The men are able to handle the instruments with one good hand and the stump of the other arm. Exhibit of the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and the Red Cross Institute for the Blind. |
| Subjects | Institute for the Crippled and Disabled--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects. Disabled veterans--France--1910-1920. Amputees--1910-1920. Handicapped persons--Employment--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,815 × 4,711 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 166_With_compass_and_Tsquar_1919 |
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