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Vintage poster of a smiling woman in a maid's cap promoting household jobs for women, with text about good pay and conditions

Jobs for girls & women If you want a good job in household employment apply at - or write to Illinois State Employmen…

Albert M Bender, 1936

Vintage Navy recruitment poster with a sailor in uniform, bold headline, verse, and recruiting station addresses.

A man in time is worth nine

Unknown artist, 1917

WPA poster of a woman in a bonnet carrying a tea tray, with the words Ready to Serve and Trained Efficient Workers.

Ready to serve - trained, efficient workers--Household Service Demonstration Project, W.P.A

Cleo Sara, 1939

Poster of a woman pushing a yellow baby carriage beside smaller carriages and a child, titled Doll & Buggy Parade, blue backg

Doll & buggy parade--W.P.A recreation project, Dist. No. 2

Joseph Dusek, 1939

Poster showing a woman in white with a red and blue cap before an American flag, urging viewers to join the Army, Navy or Mar

Uphold our honor - fight for us Join Army-Navy-Marines

Unknown artist, 1917

Poster for an amateur contest on July 23rd with a stylized woman holding a scarf, dancers, and a pink curtain.

Amateur contest, July 23rd - Du Page County centennial, Warrenville

Arlington Gregg, 1936

Flat-color WPA poster of a police cap with an eagle badge and an umbrella, advertising a police and firemen exhibition at Vil

[Du]Page County centennial--Police, firemen...exhibition

Joseph Dusek, 1939

Wartime poster of the Statue of Liberty with radiating rays, a navy ship on the harbor, and the text Enlist in the Navy.

For Liberty's sake, enlist in the Navy

Unknown artist, 1917

Poster for a 1939 Art Institute of Chicago watercolor exhibition showing a paintbrush in a water glass among colorful geometr

International exhibition of water colors The Art Institute of Chicago - March 23 - May 14 1939 /

Arlington Gregg, 1939

Poster with two women's profiles, hands holding books and a building, city and factory skyline, advertising free job classes.

Jobs - get the facts about occupations - free classes for young men and women 16 to 25 yrs.--National Youth Administr…

Joseph Dusek, 1941

1915 British WWI poster: sketched soldier with rifle above civilians at a Post Office counter, text urging people to lend mon

£1 for 15/6. If you cannot fight - lend your money. Go to the post office to-day

Unknown artist, 1915

Red WPA poster of a black stylized figure dripping gum onto a stack of books, with the slogan "Don't gum up a book".

Don't gum up a book

Arlington Gregg, 1936

Stylized WPA poster of a giant panda beneath green fronds, with the text 'By the L Brookfield Zoo' below.

Brookfield Zoo--By the "L"

Charles Raymond Long, 1936

Wartime British poster reading 'If you cannot fight, lend your money. £1 for 15/6. Go to the post office to-day.'

If you cannot fight, lend your money. £1 for 15/6. Go to the post office to-day

Unknown artist, 1915

Stylized WPA poster for a pet show: large black dog with blue collar between two spotted dogs on yellow background.

Pet show WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 /

Arlington Gregg, 1936

Poster with a large blue stylized flower above green leaves advertising the Du Page County Centennial Flower Show in Hinsdale

Du Page County centennial flower show

Charles Raymond Long, 1936

Wartime poster of a tank advancing over a field with soldiers behind it, promoting national war bonds and savings certificate

The tank tour. Buy national war bonds (£5 to £5000) and war savings certificates 15/6

Unknown artist, 1918

Poster of Little Miss Muffet reading a picture book beside a spider, with the nursery rhyme text printed below the illustrati

Little Miss Muffet ... reading a picture book ..

Arlington Gregg, 1936

Poster with a stylized skull filled with red flowers and teal leaves, announcing an Index of American Design exhibition.

Exhibition Index of American Design

Erel Osborn, 1941

Black and cream 1914 recruitment poster of an athlete leaping over rifle-bearing soldiers, with Irish Canadian Rangers text.

Jump into your place in the Sportsman's Company of the Irish Canadian Rangers

Unknown artist, 1914

Poster of a black bird with yellow beak perched on an open book on blue, with text reading 'This breaks the back of a book!'

This breaks the back of a book!

Arlington Gregg, 1936

Poster of a woman in a hat with two children under an umbrella in rain, with text promoting public health.

A lifelong job--the constant protection of their health--The Cook County Public Health Unit

E. S Reid, 1936

Poster for Canadian war savings stamps showing a green stamp of a soldier with a torch and flag, with price tables in French.

Canada timbres d'epargne de guerre. Venez en aide au pays

Unknown artist, 1918

Yellow poster of a stylized man with pipe on an open book, with text reading 'A book mark would be better!'

A book mark would be better!

Arlington Gregg, 1936

WPA poster for the Art Institute of Chicago exhibition, showing a farm and city skyline within an American flag motif.

49th annual exhibition of American paintings sculpture

Mildred Waltrip, 1936

WWI recruitment poster showing four soldiers in front of Belgian, French, British flags, with French text urging enlistment.

Canadiens-Francais! Le Prussien est encore sur le sol de France ... Enrolez-vous dans le 189e Bataillon, F.E.C

Unknown artist, 1915

Poster of a black figure holding an umbrella over a wavy-outlined book, with text reading Rain is bad for a book!

Rain is bad for a book!

Arlington Gregg, 1936

WPA recreation poster showing a woman in a red dress beside stylized trees and hills, with blue script reading Hiking.

Hiking WPA recreation project--Dist. no. 2 /

Shari Weisberg, 1936

WWI-era recruitment poster with crossed Union Jack and Red Ensign flags and text urging men to enlist at once.

Did you do anything to beat Germany last year! You can do something this year. Enlist at once!

Unknown artist, 1915

Yellow poster with a large orange chrysanthemum and bold text announcing a mum show at Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago.

Direct to mum show, Garfield Park Conservatory

Kenneth Whitley, 1936