Skiing in the East The best trails and how to get there (S) A guide for winter sport fa – 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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Skiing in the East The best trails and how to get there (S) A guide for winter sport fa
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This WPA silkscreen poster, produced in 1936, is a promotional piece for the American Guide Series, a Federal Writers' Project venture that tried to make the country's regions known to residents and travelers alike. Its title, "Skiing in the East," points to a winter sport that was growing in popularity during the Depression, when many Americans looked to affordable outdoor recreation. The poster's modest cost and bold flat color reflect the Work Projects Administration's practice of employing artists to produce public-facing graphics. A date stamp on the back, February 1939, shows the sheet was later filed and circulated within the collection.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Feb 2 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Writers Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | American guide series. Skiing--1930-1940. Winter--1930-1940.United States--New York. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 993 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 33_Skiing_in_the_East_The_1936 |
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