Young and old visit the library on the parkway – Antique Poster Print
(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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Young and old visit the library on the parkway comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Young and old visit the library on the parkway
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The title points to a Pennsylvania library on the parkway, and this 1936 color lithograph shows young and old visitors arriving together, presenting the library as a space for the whole community. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, sponsored posters like this one to promote public services and cultural programs during the Great Depression. A March 1937 date stamp on the back suggests the print was circulated or filed within about a year of its design.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Mar 27 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Libraries--Pennsylvania--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,912 × 4,096 px · prints to 10 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 712_Young_and_old_visit_the_1936 |
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