Having previously spent time perusing the Library of Congress American Memory collection, I decided to showcase another of the WPA library posters from the 1930's and 40's. These posters, according to the Library of Congress site "were 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."
I think it would be great if the Linebaugh had its own digital collection of Rutherford County images available for the community.
2 comments:
I think digital images on our website would be great.
"I love looking at historic photos"
Have you seen http://pastpicture.sytes.org/ ?
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