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Vintage theatre poster for Murray Hill showing a horse-drawn carriage with a man in a top hat and a woman, 1936.

Federal Theatre, La Cadena and Mt. Vernon, presents Leslie Howard's "Murray Hill" Society farce-comedy

Leslie Howard, 1936

WWI poster of a helmeted soldier with bayonet standing over a fallen figure, text reading Come On! buy more Liberty Bonds.

Come on! Buy more Liberty Bonds

Unknown artist, 1918

Green stylized bat on a cream poster advertising Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, 1936, San Bernardino High School Auditoriu

Federal Music Project presents the comic opera "Die fledermaus" - "The bat" by Johann Strauss

Johann Strauss, 1936

Stylized 1938 poster of Grand Canyon's layered cliffs and canyon in pink and purple tones, with National Park Service letteri

Grand Canyon National Park, a free government service

C. Don Powell, 1938

Propaganda poster of a shouting soldier in a cap holding a red flag, with bold Russian lettering reading war until victory.

Zaëm svobody. Voǐna do pobedy

Unknown artist, 1917

Poster for Hansel and Gretel showing two stylized children beside a tree and a gingerbread house, advertising Greek Open Air

"Hansel and Gretel" Adapted from the opera for children .... by Humperdinck : Limited return engagement by popular de…

Engelbert Humperdinck, 1936

Yellow WPA Federal Theatre poster with red lettering for Hell-bent fer heaven, showing a rider, wagons, pine tree and mountai

Federal Theatre, La Cadena and Mt. Vernon, presents "Hell-bent fer heaven!"

Hatcher Hughes, 1936

Brown-toned Russian war loan poster showing a pilot in a biplane cockpit with smoke clouds and orange Cyrillic lettering.

Podpishites' na 5 1/2% voennyǐ zaëm. Prodolzhite put' k pobiedie

Unknown artist, 1916

Poster of a snowy volcano with a smoke plume above pine trees and a lake, advertising Lassen Volcanic National Park ranger pr

Lassen Volcanic National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service

C. Don Powell, 1938

Poster for Roadside at the Musart Theatre, showing a stylized mountain with a winding road under bold block lettering.

The Southwest Theatre Unit of the Federal Theatre Project at the Musart Theatre now Lynn Riggs' lusty American comedy…

Lynn Riggs, 1936

WWI recruitment poster of a uniformed British soldier with a rifle, captioned Follow me! Your country needs you.

Follow me! Your country needs you

Unknown artist, 1914

Vintage 1939 poster for Swing Mikado at the Federal Theatre, showing a woman in a floral lei and rose-patterned dress.

Federal Theatre [on] Treasure Island "Swing mikado" A cast of 100 : Sensational success : Hot from New York : The big…

Arthur Sullivan, 1939

Poster of a tall white geyser erupting against a blue sky above dark evergreen trees, advertising Yellowstone ranger naturali

Yellowstone National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service

C. Don Powell, 1938

Anonymous 1915 British recruitment poster of a man in cap shaking hands across a map of southeast England.

Come lad slip across and help

Unknown artist, 1915

Poster of mounted riders chasing antelope in black, white and blue, with Indian Court Golden Gate Exposition 1939 text.

Indian court, Federal Building, Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, 1939 Antelope hunt from a Navaho…

Louis B. Siegriest, 1939

The mad hopes by Romney Brent featuring for 1st time: a Surrealist setting!

Romney Brent, 1938

Tan 1916 British recruitment poster in dark blue type urging starred or badged single men to attest under the Group System.

To starred or badged single men or single men in reserved occupations. Have you attested under the group system? [...…

Unknown artist, 1916

Cream poster with blue arch and maroon block letters announcing a Federal Art Project exhibition at the Phillips Memorial Gal

Exhibition - Federal Art Project Works Progress Administration [at the] Phillips Memorial Gallery

Raphael T. Ellender, 1936

Blue silhouetted children hold a sign reading Be Kind to Books Club on a dark poster with the question Are you a member?

Be kind to books club Are you a member? /

Arlington Gregg, 1936

Tan WWI recruitment poster in bold black type announcing group system enlistment reopening January 10, 1916.

Group system. Enlistment in groups will re-open on Monday, January 10th, 1916, and proceed until further notice. [...]

Unknown artist, 1915

Poster for the Federal W.P.A. Yiddish Theatre Unit's comedy The Tailor Becomes a Storekeeper, with a sewing machine and smili

Federal W.P.A. Theatre Yiddish Unit presents "The tailor becomes a storekeeper" A comedy by David Pinski with music

David Pinski, 1936

Poster of a smiling young man in blue work clothes holding an axe, with CCC emblem and recruitment text on black background.

A young man's opportunity for work, play, study & health

Albert M Bender, 1941

Poster of a zeppelin with a searchlight over a dark city skyline, with text urging men to join the army to stop air raids.

It is far better to face the bullets than to be killed at home by a bomb. Join the army at once & help to stop an air…

Unknown artist, 1915

Poster for the 44th annual Chicago artists exhibition, 1940, with a stylized city skyline and large red 44.

44th annual exhibition by artists of Chicago and vicinity--The Art Institute of Chicago

John Buczak, 1940

Poster with a smiling man in a suit and a boy at a banquet, with bold text advertising a Savoy Ballroom event.

Father & son banquet

Albert M Bender, 1939

Wartime poster titled Buy War Loan with a table of interest amounts in pounds and shillings and a patriotic slogan below.

Buy war loan and you will help your country and our brave troops in the fighting line

Unknown artist, 1915

Poster with a rising yellow line graph over a grid, dollar signs, and the words Strictly Business on a green background.

Strictly business

John Buczak, 1936

Halloween poster of a child reading in a chair beside a haunted house, witch, ghost, cat and bat silhouettes under a blue sky

October's "bright blue weather" A good time to read!

Albert M Bender, 1936

Poster of galloping horses pulling a cannon with soldiers in campaign hats, under bold text reading Uphold the Tradition of I

Uphold the tradition of Indiana

Unknown artist, 1917

Poster of a shirtless man raising a broken chain overhead, advertising Cavalcade of the American Negro, 1940.

Cavalcade of the American negro the story of the Negro's progress during 75 years, compiled by the Illinois Writers P…

Cleo Sara, 1940