A WPA Federal Art Project poster for the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service: "Zion National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service." The vintage travel poster shows a view of a cliff at Zion National Park. Circa 1938.
"During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration was established to help put Americans back to work. While every state used the WPA differently, Illinois and Pennsylvania employed the artists on staff to promote their local zoos. Many of the resulting posters lived on far beyond the WPA itself. Here are a few notable examples organized by artist."
"This Currier & Ives lithograph, circa 1885, was created as an advertising for kerosene Star Lamps: "The great Bartholdi statue, Liberty Enlightening the World with the world renowned and beautiful Star Lamp. Holmes, Booth & Hayden's beautiful 'Star Lamp' is sent to any address, the world over, by The Supply Agency, 517 Lexington Avenue, New York.""