Visit the Brookfield Zoo by the L / Gregg. – Historic Reproduction
(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 Visit the Brookfield Zoo by the L / Gregg. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Visit the Brookfield Zoo by the L / Gregg.
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Few posters from the period sell a trip by public transit as plainly as this one, which invites Chicagoans to reach Brookfield Zoo by the L. The zoo opened in 1934 in the suburbs west of the city, and the rail connection made it an easy day out for families without cars. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, sponsored posters like this one to promote public attractions while giving artists paid work during the Depression. Subject listings for the print also include pandas, a detail worth noticing in a 1930s zoo poster.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jun 15 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Promotional goal: U.S. K5. 1938. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles: Wheatly Press c1987 no. 167 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Zoos--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. Pandas--Illinois--1930-1940. Brookfield Zoo (Ill.)--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 989 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 282_Visit_the_Brookfield_Zo_1936 |
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