East High West Junior North Junior Woodrow Wilson Recreation Centers Arts & crafts ar – Historic Poster 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of East High West Junior North Junior Woodrow Wilson Recreation Centers Arts & crafts ar. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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East High West Junior North Junior Woodrow Wilson Recreation Centers Arts & crafts ar
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This poster promotes the recreation centers in Sioux City, Iowa, named on its face as East High, West Junior, North Junior, and Woodrow Wilson, with an arts and crafts program. It was printed in silkscreen in 1936 under the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, which hired artists to make public posters during the Depression. Such posters announced free or low-cost community activities at a time when many families had little money for entertainment, and the local schools served as gathering places for young people and adults. The back of the board bears a 1940 date stamp, a reminder that these posters were often reused or stored for years after they were first displayed.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Oct 29 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Recreation--Iowa--Sioux City--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,773 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 808_East_High_West_Junior_N_1936 |
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