Plains farms need trees Trees prevent wind erosion save moisture ... protect crops co – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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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A window into the past: Plains farms need trees Trees prevent wind erosion save moisture ... protect crops co, preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Few posters of the period argue for trees as directly as this one, which tells Plains farmers that their fields need them. It promoted the Prairie States Forestry Project, a federal effort run from Lincoln, Nebraska, that planted shelterbelts to break the wind and hold soil during the drought and dust storms of the 1930s. Its text lists the payoffs: windbreaks prevent erosion, save moisture, protect crops, and add to people's comfort. J. Dusek designed the silkscreen for the Illinois WPA Art Project in Chicago, and a February 1940 date stamp on the back suggests it was still in circulation then.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Write the director Prairie States Forestry Project Lincoln Nebraska. Date stamped on verso: Feb 10 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 2 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Trees--1930-1940. Farms--1930-1940. Soil conservation--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,040 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 589_Plains_farms_need_trees_1936 |
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