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  Collection

  Posters: WPA Posters This collection consists of 907 posters produced from 1936 to 1943 by various branches of the WPA. Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress's collection of more than 900 is the largest. The posters were designed to publicize exhibits, community activities, theatrical productions, and health and educational programs in seventeen states and the District of Columbia, with the strongest...

  • Date: 1936

  Collection Items: View 947 Items

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  Volunteer civilian defense 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster encouraging voluntary participation in civilian defense, showing airplane flying over outline of Alabama.

  • Contributor: Federal Art Project
  • Date: 1941

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "Ah, Wilderness!" Federal Theatre Playhouse, Tulane & Miro Streets 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Ah, Wilderness!" at the WPA Federal Theatre Playhouse, Tulane & Miro Streets, Los Angeles, Calif., showing a couple in Victorian dress.

  • Contributor: Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1936

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "The alarm clock" by Avery Hopwood 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Alarm Clock" at the Mason Opera House, showing foot wrapped in bandages.

  • Contributor: Hopwood, Avery - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1936

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "Alien corn" by Sidney Howard 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Alien Corn" at the Mayan Theatre, showing a ship on the horizon and stalks of corn.

  • Contributor: Howard, Sidney Coe - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1938

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "Alien corn" by Sidney Howard 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Alien Corn" at the Mayan Theatre, showing a ship on the horizon and stalks of corn.

  • Contributor: Howard, Sidney Coe - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1938

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "Alien corn" by Sidney Howard 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Alien Corn" at the Mayan Theatre, showing a ship on the horizon and stalks of corn.

  • Contributor: Howard, Sidney Coe - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1938

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "Alison's house" by Susan Glaspell A poetic romance. 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Alison's House" at the Mayan Theatre, showing quill pen in ink well.

  • Contributor: Glaspell, Susan - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1938

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "Alison's house" by Susan Glaspell a poetic romance. 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Alison's House" at the Mayan Theatre, showing a quill pen in a bottle of ink.

  • Contributor: Glaspell, Susan - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1936

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "Alison's house" by Susan Glaspell A poetic romance. 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Alison's House" at the Mayan Theatre, showing quill pen in ink well.

  • Contributor: Glaspell, Susan - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1938

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "Alison's house" by Susan Glaspell A poetic romance. 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Alison's House" at the Mayan Theatre, showing quill pen in ink well.

  • Contributor: Glaspell, Susan - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1938

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "The amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" by Barre Lyndon 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" at the Hollywood Playhouse, showing light from a suspended lamp.

  • Contributor: Lyndon, Barré - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1936

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "The amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" by Barre Lyndon 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" at the Mason Opera House, showing bust portrait of Dr. Clitterhouse.

  • Contributor: Lyndon, Barré - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1938

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "The amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" by Barre Lyndon 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" at the Hollywood Playhouse, showing light from a suspended lamp.

  • Contributor: Lyndon, Barré - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1938

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "The amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" by Barre Lyndon 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" at the Hollywood Playhouse, showing light from a suspended lamp.

  • Contributor: Lyndon, Barré - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1938

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "The amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" by Barre Lyndon 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" at the Mayan Theatre, showing light from a suspended lamp.

  • Contributor: Lyndon, Barré - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1938

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "The amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" by Barre Lyndon 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" at the Hollywood Playhouse, showing light from a suspended lamp.

  • Contributor: Lyndon, Barré - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1938

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "American Family Robinson" A comedy in three acts by George Savage : A sizzling fun-filled comedy of family life and strife. 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "American Family Robinson" at the Savoy Theatre, showing a man on a raft adrift at sea.

  • Contributor: Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1939

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  University of California at Los Angeles presents festival of American dance featuring "An American exodus" 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of a festival of American dance featuring "An American Exodus" with choreography and direction by Myra Kinch and music by Manuela Galea at the Royal Hall auditorium on the Westwood Campus, University of California at Los Angeles.

  • Contributor: Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1937

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  Special performance festival of American dance featuring "An American exodus" 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of a festival of American dance featuring "An American Exodus" with choreography and direction by Myra Kinch and music by Manuela Galea at Hollywood Playhouse, Vine near Hollywood Blvd.

  • Contributor: Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1937

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  Are you helping? with salvage 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster encouraging citizen participation in salvage for the war effort, showing seaplanes and a man welding.

  • Contributor: Federal Art Project
  • Date: 1941

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "Art & Mrs. Bottle" WPA Federal Theatre Playhouse, Tulane & S. Miro April 26 to May 7. 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Art & Mrs. Bottle" at the WPA Federal Theatre Playhouse, Tulane & S. Miro Streets, Los Angeles, Calif., showing a silhouette of an artist painting at an easel with palette in left hand.

  • Contributor: Levy, Benn W. (Benn Wolfe) - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1936

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "Autumn crocus" 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Autumn Crocus" at the WPA Federal Theatre, Tulane and Miro, Los Angeles, Calif., showing a couple in costume.

  • Contributor: Smith, Dodie - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1936

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "Battle hymn" [by] Michael Gold and Michael Blankfort epic drama of pre-civil war days. 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Battle Hymn" at the Columbia theater, showing a half-length portrait of a white man, facing left, reaching his hand toward the hand of an African American.

  • Contributor: Blankfort, Michael - Gold, Michael - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1936

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  "Battle hymn" by Michael Gold & Michael Blankfort epic drama of pre-civil war days. 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Battle Hymn" at the Columbia theater, showing a half-length portrait of a white man, facing left, reaching his hand toward the hand of an African American.

  • Contributor: Blankfort, Michael - Gold, Michael - Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  • Date: 1936