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An orderly line is a safe line! / BEN [monogram]. – Vintage Print

An orderly line is a safe line! / BEN [monogram]., 1941 — vintage poster
An orderly line is a safe line! / BEN [monogram]., 1941. Vintage poster from the Aviation 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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This rare vintage poster captures An orderly line is a safe line! / BEN [monogram]. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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An orderly line is a safe line!" urges this 1941 silkscreen poster, asking New Yorkers to queue calmly during air raid drills instead of rushing for cover. The designer signed only the monogram "BEN," and the print came out of the Federal Art Project, part of the Work Projects Administration, which produced public information posters for government agencies. The United States was not yet at war, but New York was already rehearsing civil defense procedures in case of attack, and the poster's blunt message reflects that effort.

Created / published1941
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesPoster design attributed to B.E.N. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 267 · Federal Art Project sponsor.
SubjectsWorld War 1939-1945--Civil defense--New York (State)--New York. Air raid drills--New York (State)--New York--1940-1950. Safety--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan994 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference49_An_orderly_line_is_a_sa_1941

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