Port of Philadelphia – Historic Poster 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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This vintage poster of Port of Philadelphia 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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Port of Philadelphia
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Domenic Rotoli cut the woodblocks for this 1936 color print of the Port of Philadelphia, which pairs ships with railroad freight cars and shows how goods moved between the Delaware River docks and the rail lines. Posters like this came from the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, which used inexpensive color printing to publicize cultural programs and public services during the Depression. The record credits the Federal theater Project as sponsor, a reminder that federal arts programs of the period often promoted their work through posters like this one.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : woodblock color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Nov 6 1936. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Blocks by Domenic Rotoli. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 139 · Vulpius Paul. Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Shipping--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1930-1940. Railroad freight cars--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,230 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 836_Port_of_Philadelphia_1936 |
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