Federal Theatre [presents] It might happen to you A drama in three acts by Leon Lord – Historic Poster Reproduction
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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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Federal Theatre [presents] It might happen to you A drama in three acts by Leon Lord comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Federal Theatre [presents] It might happen to you A drama in three acts by Leon Lord
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Traffic safety sets this poster apart from the many theater notices the Federal theater Project produced. It advertises Leon Lord's three-act drama *It Might Happen to You*, presented under the project, which was part of the federal Work Projects Administration's arts programs. The catalog subjects point to a story about traffic accidents and the courtroom proceedings that followed, and the production was tied to California. The color silkscreen technique let the project print affordable posters in quantity, and the Federal theater Project itself was shut down by Congress in 1939.
| Created / published | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Lord Leon. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--1930-1940. Traffic accidents--1930-1940. Judicial proceedings--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,727 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 704_Federal_Theatre_present_1939 |
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