Selections of WPA Posters

The By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943 collection consists of 908 boldly colored and graphically diverse original posters produced from 1936 to 1943 as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress's collection of more than 900 is the largest. These striking silkscreen, lithograph, and woodcut posters were designed to publicize health and safety programs; cultural programs including art exhibitions, theatrical, and musical performances; travel and tourism; educational programs; and community activities in seventeen states and the District of Columbia. The posters were made possible by one of the first U.S. Government programs to support the arts and were added to the Library's holdings in the 1940s. (from memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaposters/wpahome.html)

The Fly is as Deadly as a Bomber	Community Sanitation	Enlist in the Coast Guard
Join Now Civil Defense	Air Raid Precautions	Air Raid Protection Items
Volunter - Civilian Defense	Blackout Means Black	It's Just a Scratch
Stamp Out Syphilis	Syphilis and Shame	Shame may be Fatal
Eat Fruit Be Healthy	Keep Clean	New York Skiing
Olympic Bobsledding	Basketball	Swim For Health
Join the Milk Fund	Milk for Health	Milk for Summer Thirst
	Milk for Warmth

For more information on the WPA era posters go to By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943 or read Posters of the WPA by Christopher DeNoon.