Federal Theatre Project presents I want a policeman A gripping mystery drama by Rufus – Vintage Poster
(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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Federal Theatre Project presents I want a policeman A gripping mystery drama by Rufus
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This poster advertises a production in Holyoke, Massachusetts, one of the mill cities of the Connecticut River valley, which sets it apart from the many Federal theater Project posters that promote shows in New York and other large cities. The play, *I Want a Policeman*, is a mystery drama by Rufus King, a writer known for detective fiction. The Federal theater Project was part of the Works Progress Administration, the New Deal agency that put unemployed actors, designers, and stagehands to work between 1935 and 1939. The record credits Lazarus Milton, and the silkscreen color printing reflects the low-cost methods the project used to get its posters onto local streets.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · King Rufus b. 1893. Lazarus Milton. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--Massachusetts--Holyoke--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,711 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 821_Federal_Theatre_Project_1938 |
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