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Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Philadelphia Old Swedes Church ca. 1936-1941

Philadelphia Old Swedes Church ca. 1936-1941
Poster promoting tourism, showing the Old Swedes Church in Philadelphia, Pa

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Madame Butterfly Poster

Madame Butterfly Poster

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Cincinnati Federal Theatre [presents] 'Pirates of Penzance'[a] Gilbert & Sullivan operetta ca. 1937

Cincinnati Federal Theatre [presents] "Pirates of Penzance"[a] Gilbert & Sullivan operetta ca. 1937
Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of " The Pirates of Penzance" at Emery, Walnut & Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio, showing a pirate ship

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Marine Patrolling Dock

Marine Patrolling Dock

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: New Trier evening school Classes for adults, Wednesday evenings 7: 30 - 9: 30. ca. 1941

New Trier evening school Classes for adults, Wednesday evenings 7: 30 - 9: 30. ca. 1941
Poster showing a woman wearing an apron with her hand in a bowl of food

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Woman with Tambourine

Woman with Tambourine

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Pet show - WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 ca. 1939

Pet show - WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 ca. 1939
Poster showing two dogs

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Oedipus Poster

Oedipus Poster

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: 'Help yourself'ca. 1937

"Help yourself"ca. 1937
Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of " Help Yourself" at the Hollywood Playhouse, showing a hand holding a stack of money

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Nymphs and Bluebirds

Nymphs and Bluebirds

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Hoyts 'A Texas steer'a rip roaring comedy of political life ca. 1936-1941

Hoyts "A Texas steer"a rip roaring comedy of political life ca. 1936-1941
Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Hoyts " A Texas Steer" at the Mason Theatre, showing a cowboy hat on the dome of the Capitol

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: 1933 activities activity boom & bust bust (1919-1938)

1933 activities activity boom & bust bust (1919-1938)
Fair Pavilion

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: assorted classic classical destination destinations

assorted classic classical destination destinations
Welcome to Montana

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Champagne by nicolas-toussaint charlet

Champagne by nicolas-toussaint charlet, 19th century. A poster design for the Paul Frestier and Co Poster company

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Nude in Colored Scarf

Nude in Colored Scarf

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: 'Its new! - Red white blue malt - Its different - So is Follow the parade'now at Hollywood

"Its new! - Red white blue malt - Its different - So is Follow the parade"now at Hollywood Playhouse ca
Poster for presentation of " Follow the Parade" at the Hollywood Playhouse, showing a malt with a straw

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Japanese Woman

Japanese Woman

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Happy Young Woman

Happy Young Woman

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Sew for victory ca. 1941-1943

Sew for victory ca. 1941-1943
Poster promoting sewing as contribution to the war effort, showing outline of sewing machine with war images

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: 'Only God can make a tree'ca. 1930s or 1940s

"Only God can make a tree"ca. 1930s or 1940s
Poster promoting conservation of trees as a natural resource

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Exhibition of housing photographs Produced by Federal Art Project

Exhibition of housing photographs Produced by Federal Art Project, Work Projects Administration ca. 1939
Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of photographs

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Eat fruit - be healthy ca. 1938

Eat fruit - be healthy ca. 1938
Poster promoting proper dietary habits, showing stylized fruit

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Fort Marion National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida ca. 1938

Fort Marion National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida ca. 1938
Poster shows view of Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos)

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: USA: USA Bonds - Third Liberty Loan Campaign - Boy Scouts of America Weapons for liberty

USA: USA Bonds - Third Liberty Loan Campaign - Boy Scouts of America Weapons for liberty
World War I (WWI or WW1 or World War One), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: France: L Ermitage Revue Illustre Art Nouveau advertising poster, Paul Emile Berthon, 1897

France: L Ermitage Revue Illustre Art Nouveau advertising poster, Paul Emile Berthon, 1897
Paul Emile Berthon (1872-1909) was a French artist who produced primarily posters and lithographs. Berthons work is in the style of Art Nouveau, much like his contemporary Alphonse Mucha

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Belgium: Biscuits & Chocolat Delacre Art Nouveau advertising poster, Henri Privat-Livemont, 1897

Belgium: Biscuits & Chocolat Delacre Art Nouveau advertising poster, Henri Privat-Livemont, 1897
Henri Privat-Livemont (1861-1936) was an artist born in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium. He is best known for his Art Nouveau posters

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: General Lew Wallaces Ben-Hur Klaw & Erlangers stupendous production. ca 1901

General Lew Wallaces Ben-Hur Klaw & Erlangers stupendous production. ca 1901

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Belgium: Bitter Oriental Art Nouveau advertising poster, Henri Privat-Livemont, 1897

Belgium: Bitter Oriental Art Nouveau advertising poster, Henri Privat-Livemont, 1897
Henri Privat-Livemont (1861-1936) was an artist born in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium. He is best known for his Art Nouveau posters

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Buckingham Fountain on Chicagos lake front, worlds largest and most beautiful illuminated

Buckingham Fountain on Chicagos lake front, worlds largest and most beautiful illuminated fountain... 1939
Poster showing fountain and Chicago skyline

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: France: Poster for Le Chat Noir, Paris, by Theophile Steinlen, 1896

France: Poster for Le Chat Noir, Paris, by Theophile Steinlen, 1896
Le Chat Noir (French for The Black Cat ) was a nineteenth-century entertainment establishment, in the bohemian Montmartre district of Paris

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Japan: Tokyos Gleaming Sights. Travel poster for Tokyo showing paper lantern with cherry blossoms

Japan: Tokyos Gleaming Sights. Travel poster for Tokyo showing paper lantern with cherry blossoms and modern
Tokyo (µØ▒õ║¼ T┼ìky┼ì, Eastern Capital ) is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Japan: A young woman in a blue kimono holding a sake bottle. Nippon Shuzō Kabushiki Kaisha, c

Japan: A young woman in a blue kimono holding a sake bottle. Nippon Shuzō Kabushiki Kaisha, c. 1916
Between the end of the First World War in 1918 and the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941, Japanese graphic design as represented in advertsing posters

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Pet show WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 ca. 1939

Pet show WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 ca. 1939
Poster showing a dog wearing a blue ribbon, flanked by cats

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Japan: Japanese woman in traditional dress advertising refined sugar. Tokyo, 1914

Japan: Japanese woman in traditional dress advertising refined sugar. Tokyo, 1914
Produced by Dai Nippon Seitō Kabushiki Kaisha sugar manufacture and refining company, Tokyo

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Learn to swim campaign Classes for all ages forming in all pools ca. 1940

Learn to swim campaign Classes for all ages forming in all pools ca. 1940
Poster for New York Department of Parks announcing classes forming for swimming lessons, showing African Americans on one side and white children on the other

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: UK / United Kingdom: World War II Dig For Victory propaganda poster, c. 1942

UK / United Kingdom: World War II Dig For Victory propaganda poster, c. 1942
One of the most memorable campaigns during World War Two, was the Dig for Victory campaign. Any piece of land that could be turned over to the use of growing fruit and vegetables was made use of

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: UK: Britain Needs You At Once. First World War recruitment poster featuring a British George

UK: Britain Needs You At Once. First World War recruitment poster featuring a British George
The story of Saint George and the Dragon appended to the hagiography of Saint George was Eastern in origin, brought back with the Crusaders

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Gallager & Shean, Inc. present The big banner show with Edna Davenport as Julie Bonbon in The girl

Gallager & Shean, Inc. present The big banner show with Edna Davenport as Julie Bonbon in The girl from Paris ca 1910

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: England / UK: Lure of the Undergound, Alfred Leete, Underground Electric Railway Company, London

England / UK: Lure of the Undergound, Alfred Leete, Underground Electric Railway Company, London, 1927
Alfred Ambrose Chew Leete (1882-1933) was a British graphic artist. Born at Thorpe Achurch, Northamptonshire, he studied at Kingsholme School, Weston-super-Mare

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: India: Visit India, State Railways of India advertising poster, 1930s

India: Visit India, State Railways of India advertising poster, 1930s
Early art poster published by the State Railways of India advertising travel and tourism to India, 1930s

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Japan: Cover of Affiches (posters) magazine, August 1927

Japan: Cover of Affiches (posters) magazine, August 1927
Between the end of the First World War in 1918 and the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941, Japanese graphic design as represented in advertsing posters

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Japan: Poster advertisement for the NYK Line steamship company, 1916

Japan: Poster advertisement for the NYK Line steamship company, 1916
Cherry blossom and castle epitomise the aesthetic appeal of Japan in the 1916 NYK Line steamship poster

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Japan: Poster advertisement for the Osaka Mercantile Steamship Company, 1916

Japan: Poster advertisement for the Osaka Mercantile Steamship Company, 1916
The Osaka Mercantile Steamship Company, in the form of a gigantic sumo wrestler, bestrides the trade routes of the world in this 1916 advertising poster

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: 3 / 23 / 1955- U. S. Propaganda Posters in 1950s Asia - Ryukyuan-American Friendship Committee

3 / 23 / 1955- U. S. Propaganda Posters in 1950s Asia - Ryukyuan-American Friendship Committee Bicycle Race
3/23/1955- U.S. Propaganda Posters in 1950s Asia - Ryukyuan-American Friendship Committee Bicycle Race (written in chinese)

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Childrens art Paintings, murals, prints, sculpture, craftwork by children in Project art teaching

Childrens art Paintings, murals, prints, sculpture, craftwork by children in Project art teaching classes ca. 1937
Poster announcing exhibit of childrens art at the Federal Art Project Gallery, Works Progress Administration, 225 West 57th Street, New York City, showing a childs drawing of a horse

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Japan: Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Retreat of Spirits. Advertising poster for Japanese

Japan: Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Retreat of Spirits. Advertising poster for Japanese Government Railways, c
Kirishima-Yaku National Park (Ú£ºÕ│ÂÕ▒ï...Õø¢þ½ï... Kirishima-Yaku Kokuritsu K┼ìen) is a national park in Ky┼½sh┼½, Japan

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: USA: Keep Him Free. First World War propaganda poster, Philadelphia, c. 1918

USA: Keep Him Free. First World War propaganda poster, Philadelphia, c. 1918
World War I (WWI or WW1 or World War One), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918

Background imageHistorical_Ads_and_Posters Collection: Field day--WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 ca. 1939

Field day--WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 ca. 1939
Poster showing woman holding tennis racket, with silhouettes of other games and events in background




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