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It's the third Tuesday in September - so it must be Old Poster Day at Shorpy.com! Old Faithful erupts in this circa 1938 National Park Service silkscreen for Yellowstone National Park. View full size. Available as a fine-art print.
Circa 1938 National Park Service silkscreen poster for Fort Marion National Monument. View full size. Available as a Juniper Gallery fine-art print.
Circa 1938 National Park Service silkscreen poster for Grand Canyon National Park. View full size. Available as a Juniper Gallery fine-art print.
Circa 1938 National Park Service silkscreen poster for Zion National Park. View full size. Available as a Juniper Gallery fine-art print.
Circa 1938 National Park Service silkscreen poster for Lassen Volcanic National Park. View full size. Available as a Juniper Gallery fine-art print.
A poster for the Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Gaieties of 1936" at the Greek Open Air Theatre, Vermont Avenue at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. View full size
1938 WPA silkscreen poster promoting oral hygiene. Artist unknown. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection. Now available as a print!