Indian court Federal Building Golden Gate International Exposition San Francisco 1939 – 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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Step back in time with Indian court Federal Building Golden Gate International Exposition San Francisco 1939, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Indian court Federal Building Golden Gate International Exposition San Francisco 1939
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The Indian Court in the Federal Building at the Golden Gate International Exposition, held on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay in 1939 and 1940, is the subject of this silkscreen poster. Sponsored by the Federal Writers Project, it promotes the court and includes imagery of traditional Native subsistence, such as Navajo life and antelope hunting. The Works Progress Administration commissioned posters like this to advertise public events while employing artists during the Depression. The poster was later shown in the 2002 *American Treasures of the Library of Congress* exhibition.
| Created / published | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 79 Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress 2002. · Federal Writers Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco Calif.) Indians of North America--Commemoration--California--San Francisco--1930-1940. Indians of North America--Subsistence activities. Navajo Indians--Subsistence activities--1930-1940. Antelope hunting. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,048 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 65_Indian_court_Federal_Bu_1939 |
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