The national parks preserve wild life – 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.)
Description
A window into the past: The national parks preserve wild life, preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The national parks preserve wild life
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This 1936 silkscreen poster, titled "The national parks preserve wild life," pairs a message about conservation with a depiction of mountain sheep. J. Hirt designed it under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, part of the New Deal effort that used posters to promote public services and travel during the Depression. The National Park Service, which was then working to build public support and draw visitors, is named among its subjects, along with tourism. The date stamp on the back, August 23, 1939, shows that the poster was still being handled and filed several years after it was printed.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Aug 23 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Poster designed by J. Hirt. · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | United States. National Park Service--Public relations--1930-1940. National parks & reserves--1930-1940. Mountain sheep--1930-1940. Tourism--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,744 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 732_The_national_parks_pres_1936 |
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