3b48244. c. 1910s – Vintage Print
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This rare vintage poster captures 3b48244. c. 1910s in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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3b48244. c. 1910s
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Take Along A Book" is a color lithograph poster from about 1910, credited to M. Norstad, and its slogan states the message plainly: reading should travel with you out of the house. Posters like this date from a period when public libraries were expanding across the United States, many of them built with Carnegie funding, and when commercial printing was moving toward bold color and short, direct wording. Lithography allowed large runs to be printed relatively cheaply, so such posters could be displayed in shops, schools and other public places. The design is worth noticing for how directly it asks the viewer to act rather than simply admire it.
| Created / published | c. 1910 |
|---|---|
| Medium | print, poster, color, 53 x 34 cm. |
| Notes | Take Along A Book. Color lithograph by M. Norstad |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 2,283 px · prints to 5 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172696 |
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