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Poster of two children shaping a sand mound, one in a striped shirt and one in a red dress, with title Sand Modeling.

Sand modeling W.P.A recreation project - Dist. no. 2 /

Shari Weisberg, 1936

WWI recruitment poster: smiling officer in khaki beside a globe, rooster labeled France fighting an eagle labeled Allemagne,

Canadiens Francais. Venez avec nous dans le 150ieme Bataillon C.M.R. Aider a la victoire du coq Gaulois sur l'aigle P…

Unknown artist, 1915

Red and blue poster for the Federal Theater's production of Blind Alley by James Warwick at the Waterloo Theater, 1937.

The Federal Theater, Works Progress Administration presents "Blind Alley," 3 act drama by James Warwick at the Waterl…

James Warwick, 1937

WPA-style poster with a microscope, an open blue eye, a red book shape and the words Keeping Up with Science.

Keeping up with science

Shari Weisberg, 1936

Poster with skeletal figure over a factory and wheat sheaf offered to three men, title Kohle ist Brot in blackletter.

Kohle ist Brot

Unknown artist, 1918

WPA theatre poster for Blind Alley showing a red city street with tall buildings, a water tower, and a dome under a green sky

The Federal Theater Div. of W.P.A. presents "Blind alley," by James Warwick at the President Theatre

James Warwick, 1936

Poster of a woman reading an open book to a child seated beside her, with Story Hour lettering in red and yellow.

Story hour W.P.A recreation project - Dist. no. 2 /

Shari Weisberg, 1936

Vintage German political poster of a red-coated figure with a torch over a map of Bavaria, with slogan text below.

Bayern, der Bolshewik geht um! Hinaus mit ihm am Wahltag!

Unknown artist, 1919

Federal Theatre poster for Brothers showing two stylized men in black formal wear and a blue suit above ticket prices.

The Federal Theatre Div. of WPA presents "Brothers" by Herbert Ashton Jr

Herbert Ashton, 1936

WPA poster of two children on a giant open book above mountains and pines, promoting the Story Hour Club at a library.

A trip around the world at story hour time Story hour club--W.P.A library center /

Shari Weisberg, 1936

Poster with large black and red curved shapes on beige paper above bold German capital letters advertising a 1916 Hamburg war

Deutsche Kriegsausstellung Hamburg

Unknown artist, 1916

Yellow and green Federal Theater poster for Old Autumn at the Waterloo Theater, with a stylized bare tree and ticket prices.

The Federal Theater presents "Old autumn" by James Knox Millen At the Waterloo Theater

James Knox Millen, 1936

Red and cream Federal Theatre poster for The Pursuit of Happiness, featuring a large stylized Liberty Bell and Waterloo Theat

The Federal Theatre Div. of W.P.A. presents "The pursuit of happiness" by Armina Marshall Langer & Lawrence Langer A…

Lawrence Langer and Armina Marshall, 1936

Poster of a smiling German officer in grey uniform holding champagne, with a flag and brick wall behind him.

Feist-Feldgrau, Sektkellerei Frankfurt a.M. A.G

Unknown artist, 1917

Teal and cream poster of a dancing woman in a white dress advertising the Federal Theatre comedy Up Pops the Devil, 1936.

The Federal Theatre presents "Up pops the devil" 3 act comedy by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich at the Waterloo…

Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, 1936

Poster of children playing and reading with slogan 'Their health depends on you. Destroy syphilis' in orange and black letter

Their health depends on you Destroy syphilis /

C. Y Bienvenu, 1941

Wartime poster of a winged woman raising a sword, shield reading 'the world safe for democracy', above text promoting Liberty

There is a Liberty Bond in this house

Unknown artist, 1918

Wartime poster with a waving American flag and the words 'I pledge allegiance and silence about the war' in bold lettering.

I pledge allegiance and silence about the war

Thomas A Byrne, 1941

Poster with a red worker figure beside a house and factory, advertising free defense housing registration at 820 Union St.

Welcome - defense workers! Homes registration office : Defense rental listing bureau /

Joseph Donaldson, 1941

Poster showing the Lusitania sinking in smoke, with lifeboats and swimmers, under the text urging Irishmen to join a regiment

Irishmen - avenge the Lusitania. Join an Irish regiment to-day

Unknown artist, 1915

Poster of a soldier leaping before an explosion with two marching soldiers behind him, promoting war stamps and bonds.

He gives 100%, you can lend 10% Buy war stamps & bonds /

John McCrady, 1941

Blue and cream 1938 theatre poster for "American Wing" showing a bare tree with hanging bones and a skeleton.

A Federal Theatre Project presentation "American wing" a pulsating New England drama by Talbot Jennings

Talbot Jennings, 1938

1918 recruitment poster showing a smiling farm woman with a pitchfork and a shadowed soldier with rifle behind her.

Get behind the girl he left behind him Join the land army /

Unknown artist, 1918

Poster showing a man spraying a brick wall with a backpack decontamination sprayer, urging people to join civilian defense sq

Join now The office of civilian defense needs you for decontamination squads /

John McCrady, 1941

1938 WPA poster with blue trapezoid, small arrows, brown building silhouettes labeled schools, libraries and public buildings

Federal Art exhibition WPA allocations /

Ben Nason, 1938

Poster showing a soldier beside an ambulance marked with a red cross, with stretcher bearers and smoke in the background, in

This is the only American ambulance now saving lives in Russia The American ambulance in Russia /

Unknown artist, 1914

Poster of a feathered archer drawing a bow, with Index of American Design and Federal Art Gallery Boston text in geometric le

Index of American Design

Russell W West, 1936

WPA exhibition poster with stylized yellow and red flowers in a black vase beside a red curtain and yellow frame, 1939.

WPA exhibition [of] Dorothy Loeb [and] Blanche Lazzell Federal Art Gallery, 77 Newbury St. Boston /

Ben Nason, 1939

Poster with a glowing red cross above a dark sea and a verse honoring Red Cross sisters lost on hospital ships.

Missing! To the sisters of the Red Cross who have perished in hospital ships sunk by German submarines

Unknown artist, 1918

Mobilizing Michigan for farm and factory U.S. Employment Service survey conducted house to house by veteran's organiz…

Maurice Merlin, 1941