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A Good Time to Read: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 9:17pm.
A circa 1940 Illinois WPA Art Project poster promoting literacy. View full size.
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If ever there was a poster for me...
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 1:14pm.
Wow, what a great print! Hard to believe it was made nearly 70 years ago.
Bright Blue Weather
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 12/09/2007 - 8:57pm.
I'm guessing the poster title comes from this poem.
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