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WPA Posters: Industrial Designs by Joe Funk, Ottumwa Art Center
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Poster for exhibition of industrial designs at the Ottumwa Art Center, showing arrangement of several manufactured items. Date stamped on verso: Oct 29 1940.

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WPA Posters: Information - Brookfield Zoo
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Poster for the Brookfield Zoo, showing hippopotamuses superimposed over outline of Africa. Date stamped on verso: Aug 15 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. K5. 1938.

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WPA Posters: Interior Decoration
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Poster promoting interior decoration. Date stamped on verso: Sep 7 1940. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press, c1987, no. 172

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WPA Posters: International Exhibition - Water Colors The Art Institute of Chicago - March 23 - May 14 1939.
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Poster for exhibit of watercolors at the Art Institute of Chicago, showing a paintbrush in a glass of water. Attributed to Chicago artist, Arlington Gregg. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles: Wheatly Press, c1987, no. 59

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WPA Posters: International Exhibition of Water Colors The Art Institute of Chicago - March 23 - May 14 1939
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Poster for exhibit of watercolors at the Art Institute of Chicago, showing a paintbrush in a glass of water. Date stamped on verso: Apr 24 1939.

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WPA Posters: Is Your Child Vaccinated Vaccination Prevents Smallpox - Chicago Department of Health.
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Poster for Chicago Department of Health showing large red question mark. Date stamped on verso: Mar 20 1941.

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WPA Posters: It's New! - Red White Blue Malt - It's Different - So is Follow The Parade Now at Hollywood Playhouse.
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Poster for presentation of "Follow the Parade" at the Hollywood Playhouse, showing a malt with a straw.

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WPA Posters: January--A Year of Good Reading Ahead
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Poster for statewide WPA Library Project, Illinois, showing a child pulling a sled full of books toward a house. Date stamped on verso: Jan 8 1941.

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WPA Posters: Jobs For Girls & Women If You Want a Good Job in Household Employment Apply at - Or Write to Illinois State Employment Service.
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Poster for Illinois State Employment Service promoting jobs for women as domestics offering "good pay, good meals, good surroundings, [and] good working conditions," showing a woman washing dishes. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press, c1987, no. 153

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WPA Posters: Jobs - Get The Facts About Occupations - Free Classes For Young Men And Women 16 to 25 Yrs.--National Youth Administration of Illinois
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Poster shows a young woman holding books and a young man holding machine parts, with factories and city skyline below.

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WPA Posters: John is Not Really Dull - He May Only Need His Eyes Examined
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Poster recommending eye examinations for children having difficulty learning, showing a woman holding an eye chart(?) in front of a boy reading a book. Date stamped on verso: Dec 1 1937. Sponsored by Town of Hempstead, W.H. Runcie, M.D., Health Officer.

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WPA Posters: Join Now The Office of Civilian Defense Needs You For Decontamination Squads
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Poster encouraging civilians to join civil defense squads, showing a man in uniform spraying a building. Date stamped on recto: Jan 21 '43.

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WPA Posters: Just One Long Step to Sea Cliff, L.I. by Land Or Water : 250 Feet Above Sea Level : No Mosquitos!
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Poster promoting Sea Cliff, Long Island for tourism. Title from item. Date stamped on verso: Feb 2 1939. Sponsored by the village of Sea Cliff.

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WPA Posters: Just a Scratch But! Infection is Avoided by Immediate First Aid On-The-Job!
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Poster for Illinois WPA Safety Division promoting immediate treatment of on-the-job injuries. Poster design by John Mathews(?). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press, c1987, no. 212

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WPA Posters: Kalamazoo Institute of Arts - Membership Drive - Join Now
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Poster announcing membership drive for the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, showing a face and architectural elements.

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