The lure of the movies – Historic 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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A window into the past: The lure of the movies, preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The lure of the movies
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Few posters of the period focus on jobs in the movie houses, but this 1919 exhibit piece makes the case that disabled men could build careers in motion picture projection. Its caption notes that several graduates of the training class at the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men in New York City were by then working in the city's theaters. The institute trained men wounded in the First World War and other injuries to return to work, and the poster was part of a joint exhibit with the Red Cross Institute for the Blind. Its message reflects a wider postwar push to show employers that veterans could earn a living in skilled trades.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone ; 105 x 71 cm. |
| Genre | Exhibit posters 1910-1920.War posters American 1910-1920.Halftone photomechanical prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster caption: Disabled men have shown great fondness for Motion Picture Operating and have succeeded well at the trade. Several graduates of the Training Class at the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men, New York City, are now at work in the city's theaters. Exhibit of the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and the Red Cross Institute for the Blind. |
| Subjects | Institute for the Crippled and Disabled--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects. Disabled veterans--American--1910-1920. Motion picture industry--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. Handicapped persons--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,786 × 4,715 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 702_The_lure_of_the_movies_1919 |
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