Are you helping? with salvage – 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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This vintage poster of Are you helping? with salvage brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The record ties this poster to seaplanes in California, which sets it apart from the many WPA designs that focus only on scrap drives. Salvage campaigns of 1941 asked households and businesses to give up metal and other materials that factories could melt down and reuse, as the nation built up its defenses ahead of possible entry into the war. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, produced posters like this one, and the silkscreen process let artists print bold, flat color in runs suited to shop windows and public buildings.
| Created / published | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects. Salvage--California--1940-1950. Seaplanes--California--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 635 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 898_Are_you_helping_with_sa_1941 |
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