Handle with care – Antique Print
![Handle with care, [Missouri] : Missouri W.P.A. Art Project, 1943. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fe/fe91dda543fb-L.webp)
(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 Handle with care. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A steering wheel and the words "Handle with care" anchor this 1943 silkscreen poster, made under the Missouri arm of the Work Projects Administration's art program. It appeared during the Second World War, when rationing of gasoline and rubber had already limited how much Americans could drive, so the message asked motorists to protect cars and tires that were hard to replace. WPA artists across the country designed posters like this one, which were printed by silkscreen and posted in public places as part of wartime safety and conservation campaigns.
| Created / published | [Missouri] : Missouri W.P.A. Art Project, 1943. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Posters 1940-1950.Screen prints Color 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Jan. 21 '43. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Traffic signs & signals--Missouri--1940-1950. Steering wheels--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,747 × 4,662 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221601 |
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