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The United States' first foreign trade zone Staten Island, City of New York, opened February 1, 1937 / J. Rivolta. – Historic Reproduction

The United States' first foreign trade zone Staten Island, City of New York, opened February 1, 1937 / J. Rivolta., N.Y.C. : W.P.A. Federal Art Project, 1937. — vintage poster
The United States' first foreign trade zone Staten Island, City of New York, opened February 1, 1937 / J. Rivolta., N.Y.C. : W.P.A. Federal Art Project, 1937.. Vintage poster from the Ellis Island collection.

(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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Billed as the first foreign trade zone in the United States, the Staten Island site opened on February 1, 1937, and this color silkscreen by J. Rivolta announces it. The WPA's Federal Art Project produced the poster in New York City, and the record names Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and Docks Commissioner John McKenzie, whose city Department of Docks managed the port's piers. Foreign trade zones let importers store, handle, and process goods without paying customs duties until the goods entered the domestic market. The subject tag points to ocean liners, a reminder of how central the harbor was to the city's commerce in the 1930s.

Created / publishedN.Y.C. : W.P.A. Federal Art Project, 1937.
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
GenrePosters 1930-1940.Screen prints Color 1930-1940.
NotesDate stamped on verso: Aug 31 1937. F.H. La Guardia, Mayor - City of New York Department of Docks - John McKenzie, Commissioner. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press, c1987, no. 6
SubjectsOcean liners--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,302 × 689 px · prints to 4 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218167

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