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The national parks preserve wild life (LOC)

The national parks preserve wild life

 

[New York City : Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, between 1936 and 1939]

 

1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.

 

Notes:

Date stamped on verso: Aug 23 1939.

Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

Poster designed by J. Hirt.

Poster for National Park Service promoting travel to national parks, showing two bighorn sheep.

 

Subjects:

United States.--National Park Service--Public relations--1930-1940.

National parks & reserves--1930-1940.

Mountain sheep--1930-1940.

Tourism--1930-1940.

 

Format: Travel posters--1930-1940.

Screen prints--Color--1930-1940.

 

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

 

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.23061

 

More information about the WPA Posters is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.wpapos

 

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

 

Call Number: POS - WPA - NY .H58, no. 1

 

 

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