Document Registry

 

Poster Collection

Coverage: 
1884–2001
Source: 
Printed materials, 800 items

Description
Graphic arts collection. Posters (1884–2001), full color and black and white, published in the United States and Europe, publicizing wild west shows, traveling medicine shows, vaudeville acts, theatrical events, political elections, and the military services of the United States. Also included are governmental propaganda posters, published in the United States, France, and Italy, during World Wars I and II, and regarding conservation of essential materials, patriotism, liberty loans, military recruitment, and other wartime themes.