Comments on: WPA there it is!

WPA there it is!

Sully6 — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:25:07 -0800

John is not really dull, he may only need his eyes examined. Remarkable posters from the Work Progress Administration, 1936-1943. You can view the collection highlights or the entire archive. A few personal favorites, including a surprisingly fetching cow. The site also includes some interesting historical and critical resources. Now get back to work!

By: LarryC

LarryC — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:37:27 -0800

Wonderful post, Sully6. I love the calendar, and hey, I just noticed that it will work (by which I mean the dates line up with the correct days of the week) for 2006! Man, if I can figure out how to print and bind it nicely I'll have all my Christmas gifts covered!

By: crunchland

crunchland — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:43:00 -0800

mentioned here, years and years ago.

By: cyphill

cyphill — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:47:32 -0800

If I was more political I might raise a point about this one, concerning modern events, but that's really not my style.

By: Sully6

Sully6 — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:52:24 -0800

Well, crap. I did a Google search on the main link and it didn't turn up anything. Shoot. Incidentally, LarryC, some of the posters can be ordered from the Library of Congress. And Ranger Doug does very nice quality prints of the National Park Service posters.

By: nixerman

nixerman — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:53:27 -0800

Yu can't call a cow 'fetching'. That's just wrong. It is a bit pretty. For a cow.

By: Sully6

Sully6 — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:53:47 -0800

Oops. Link to order posters from the LOC is here.

By: Sully6

Sully6 — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:57:16 -0800

OK, I have not had any coffee this morning. Ranger Doug's Web site. And I thought the cow looked weirdly Brigitte Bardotesque.

By: gigawhat?

gigawhat? — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:01:27 -0800

I'd milk it.

By: mediareport

mediareport — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:13:11 -0800

I did a Google search on the main link and it didn't turn up anything. You can't just use a Google search, Sully6; doing a thread search "since day one" for the main link would have turned up the previous post.

By: crunchland

crunchland — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:14:01 -0800

we've talked about memory.loc.gov a lot, Sully6. But since this specific section hasn't been discussed since 2001, I bet everyone will forgive you.

By: crunchland

crunchland — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:19:53 -0800

And I'd still give my eyeteeth for an original of this poster.

By: Sharktattoo

Sharktattoo — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:22:26 -0800

Doesn't matter, Sully6. This is sweet! I love old propaganda, anywho. Thanks!

By: Sully6

Sully6 — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:27:08 -0800

Hey crunchland, that poster is available from Ranger Doug. I bought it for my brother for Christmas a few years ago. It was on a very heavy paper stock with an eggshell feel. Really lovely. Sure, it's not an original, but does this mean I get a molar or bicuspid from you?

By: crunchland

crunchland — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:32:24 -0800

How cool is that? Thanks!

By: maxsparber

maxsparber — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:16:09 -0800

I've met John, and, trust me, the boy really is dull.