Prosperity town – Vintage Wall Art
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(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 Prosperity town in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Prosperity town
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Few pictures in the World War I set argue for industrial peace on the home front quite like this one, which imagines a whole town as a single commercial street. Issued in 1917 by the National Industrial Conservation Movement, a New York organization, the lithograph carries a long subtitle urging citizens to protect local industry from unfair laws, excessive taxation, and labor disputes that might slow production during the war. Its message is that patriotism and economic stability were meant to go hand in hand, with the home town cast as the place where that duty was carried out.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 62 x 47 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Title continues: In war or peace, local or national pride should cause every good citizen to work for industrial harmony. [...] See to it that your home town industries are not overburdened by unfair laws, political horseplay, unjust or excessive taxation, or wasteful friction. This is the real keynote of Prosperity Town. Issued by the National Industrial Conservation Movement, 30 Church Street, New York City. Copies supplied on request. No. E-11. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Cityscapes--1910-1920. Commercial streets--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,772 × 4,706 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 580_Prosperity_town_1917 |
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