Ride together - work together - save rubber for victory – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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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This rare vintage poster captures Ride together - work together - save rubber for victory in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Ride together - work together - save rubber for victory
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Philadelphia's Metropolitan War Transportation Committee, led by Mayor Bernard Samuel and administrator Robert A. Mitchell, commissioned this 1941 silkscreen poster to urge commuters to share rides. Its slogan, "Ride together, work together, save rubber for victory," reflects the strain on the nation's rubber supply as tensions rose overseas and tires grew scarce. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, produced the design, one of many wartime posters that turned everyday habits like carpooling into civic duty.
| Created / published | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Philadelphia Metropolitan War Transportation Committee - Mayor Bernard Samuel - Robert A. Mitchell Administrator. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects. Rubber--1940-1950. Commuters--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,680 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 426_Ride_together_work_tog_1941 |
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