Dont jay walk Watch your step. – 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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Step back in time with Dont jay walk Watch your step., a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A color woodcut from the Pennsylvania unit of the WPA Federal Art Project, this poster delivers its message in blunt terms: "Don't jay walk. Watch your step." It belongs to a wave of 1930s street-safety messaging, when automobiles were crowding American city streets and pedestrians were increasingly held responsible for collisions. The Federal Art Project employed artists during the Depression, and its poster units produced public-service designs like this one for civic campaigns. A date stamp on the back reads August 4, 1937, which shows the poster was handled that summer, though its original printing date is less certain.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : woodcut color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Aug 4 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Rice Elmer 1892-1967. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Pedestrians--Pennsylvania--1930-1940. Law enforcement--Pennsylvania--1930-1940. Traffic accidents--Pennsylvania--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,293 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 710_Dont_jay_walk_Watch_you_1936 |
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