War workers! are you looking for a - house? apartment? room? we can help you – 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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Addressed directly to "war workers," this 1941 Philadelphia poster asks whether they need a house, an apartment, or a room, and promises help finding one. The city's defense plants and shipyards were hiring quickly in the early 1940s, and many newcomers arrived with no place to live, so housing shortages became a real problem. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, produced silkscreen posters like this one to inform the public cheaply and quickly, and this example shows how federal art programs turned everyday civic needs into eye-catching graphics.
| Created / published | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. Housing--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,774 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 683_War_workers_are_you_loo_1941 |
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