Discover Puerto Rico U.S.A. Where the Americas meet / Frank S. Nicholson. – 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 vintage poster of Discover Puerto Rico U.S.A. Where the Americas meet / Frank S. Nicholson. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Discover Puerto Rico U.S.A. Where the Americas meet / Frank S. Nicholson.
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The slogan "Where the Americas meet" sets this Puerto Rico poster apart, presenting the island as a crossroads between North and South America and the Caribbean. The Federal Art Project produced silkscreen posters like this one during the 1930s, when the government employed artists to create public-facing work, including promotion for tourism. Puerto Rico had been a U.S. territory since 1898, and the island was actively drawing visitors at the time. A date stamp on the back, July 18, 1940, shows the board stayed in circulation for several years after it was made.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jul 18 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Tourism--1930-1940. Waterfronts--Puerto Rico--1930-1940. Puerto Rico--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,766 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 806_Discover_Puerto_Rico_US_1936 |
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