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We Love Old-Timey Posters

Digging through the Encyclopedia of Chicago History, we came across these gorgeous posters and have become obsessed with them. Enjoy.

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L: WPA syphilis poster, 1930s. R: WPA vaccination poster, 1930s.

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Federal art project poster, 1937.


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L: Poste for DuPage County Centennial Police-Fireman Exhibition, 1939. R: Poster for dedication ceremony for Ida B Wells Homes, 1940.


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