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David: The following WPA posters were created in the 1930s and 1940s and are in the public

domain. They are PDF files and are sized to be printed on 81/2 X 11 paper. The posters are also available as 11 X 14 inch. Call or e mail if you have any questions. Mike Kincaid 542-1023 mikekincaid@bresnan.net A. Handle with care. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Missouri] : Missouri W.P.A. Art Project, 1943. SUMMARY Poster promoting safe driving showing a traffic signal and a steering wheel. ______ B. Can you stop? - Speed and stopping distance - Iowa State Safety Council / designed & produced by Iowa Art Program. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Iowa]: Iowa Art Program, [between 1936 and 1940] SUMMARY Safety poster features a chart including miles per hour, feet per second, and estimated distance required to react, brake, and stop a vehicle. _________ C. Don't mix 'em. Lachenmann, Robert, artist. CREATED/PUBLISHED Pennsylvania : WPA Federal Art Project, [1936 or 1937]

SUMMARY Poster showing whiskey bottle, gas pump, and a skull. ___________ D. Result : Three killed by speeding car at dark corner. CREATED/PUBLISHED [New York] : Federal Art Project, [1936 or 1937] SUMMARY Poster about the possible hazards resulting from vandalism, showing a child throwing a stone at a street light.
___________ E.

Don't jay walk : Watch your step. Posoff, Isadore, artist. CREATED/PUBLISHED Pennsylvania : WPA Federal Art Project, [1936 or 1937] SUMMARY Poster encouraging pedestrians to obey the laws, showing a man being hit by an automobile while crossing the street, a policeman stands in the background. ______ F. Evite accidentes : No se quede en la calle durante una alarma / 6 MAR. Rodrdguez, Miguel A., artist. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Illinois] : WPA, [1942]

SUMMARY Poster showing a man lying on the sidewalk next to an automobile crashed into a lamp post.
_________ G.

Don't kill our wild life. CREATED/PUBLISHED NYC : Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1940] SUMMARY Poster showing two deer crossing road in front of approaching car.

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