Milk - for summer thirst – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Milk - for summer thirst. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Milk - for summer thirst
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Titled "Milk - for summer thirst," this silkscreen poster urges people to drink milk during the hot months, a message that tied everyday nutrition to public health. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, produced posters like this one for government agencies, and this example carries a Food and Drug Administration credit. The verso bears an October 14, 1940 date stamp, and the record links it to Ohio health concerns of that year. Its bold flat color and simple dairy imagery show how New Deal artists used commercial-style design to reach people with practical advice.
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
|---|---|
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Oct 14 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Food and Drug Administration. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 200 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Milk--1940. Health--Ohio--1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,051 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 662_Milk_for_summer_thirst_ |
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