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Vintage travel posters
Between 1936 and 1939 the Works Progress Administration silkscreened a small run of posters for the national parks and the See America campaign: Zion, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Lassen, Fort Marion and the wildlife sheets. With them, twelve World War II home-front posters of 1941–1945 from the National Archives: victory gardens, home canning, women at war work and Keep 'Em Flying. All are works of the federal government, restored and printed to order on canvas.
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Zion National Park WPA Poster
- Portrait
Yellowstone National Park WPA Poster
- Portrait
Lassen Volcanic National Park WPA Poster
- Portrait
Grand Canyon National Park WPA Poster
- Portrait
Fort Marion National Monument WPA Poster
- Portrait
See America Visit the National Parks WPA Poster
- Portrait
The National Parks Preserve Wild Life WPA Poster
- Portrait
Wild Life The National Parks Preserve All Life WPA Poster
- Portrait
See America WPA Poster
- Portrait
See America Welcome to Montana WPA Poster
- Portrait
Welcome to Montana Rothstein WPA Poster
- Portrait
Plant a Victory Garden
- Portrait
Your Victory Garden Counts More Than Ever
- Portrait
Of Course I Can!
- Portrait
Grow Your Own, Can Your Own
- Portrait
Soldiers Without Guns
- Portrait
Women in the War: We Can't Win Without Them
- Portrait
Longing Won’t Bring Him Back Sooner: Get a War Job!
- Portrait
Keep Us Flying! Buy War Bonds
- Portrait
Enlist in the WAVES
- Portrait
Where Our Men Are Fighting, Our Food Is Fighting
- Portrait
Keep 'Em Flying Is Our Battle Cry
- Portrait
Let's Go U.S.A.! Keep 'Em Flying
- Portrait
Our Food Is Fighting WWII Posters — 2-Piece Set
- Landscape
- Set of 2
Keep 'Em Flying WWII Posters — 2-Piece Set
- Landscape
- Set of 2
WPA National Park Posters — 5-Piece Set
- Panoramic
- Set of 5
WPA Travel Posters — 6-Piece Set
- Panoramic
- Set of 6
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How to choose vintage travel posters
Our vintage national park posters are new prints of the Works Progress Administration's 1930s silkscreens. They include the Zion National Park WPA Poster of 1939, C. Don Powell's Yellowstone and Grand Canyon designs from 1938, and Harry Herzog's See America Visit the National Parks from 1936. World War II home-front posters from the 1940s share the same bold, flat colors and hang well alongside them in a mixed group.
These posters suit a den, a home office, a hallway, a cabin or a reading nook, and they make a strong series when two to four parks hang in a row. Most are portrait format, so a single 24x36 fits beside a bookshelf or above a narrow console, and a 40x60 holds a tall wall on its own. For a group, keep one size, such as 18x24 each, with even gaps. A retro travel poster canvas keeps the flat, printed look; a classic frame suits a study, gold warms a traditional room, and a float frame keeps it clean.
Questions about vintage travel posters
What is a WPA poster?
A WPA poster is one of the silkscreened posters made by artists working for the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program, in the 1930s. The national park series promoted parks such as Zion, Yellowstone and Grand Canyon. Ours are new prints of the restored public-domain designs.
Do you have a See America poster?
Yes. Harry Herzog's See America Visit the National Parks, Frank S. Nicholson's See America and Richard Halls's See America Welcome to Montana are all in the collection. They come from the 1936 WPA Federal Art Project campaign that encouraged Americans to travel within their own country.
How should I group several park posters?
Pick three or four parks with colors that relate, order them in the same size and finish, and hang them in a row with 2 to 3 inch gaps. A row of Zion, Yellowstone and Grand Canyon works along a hallway or above a long desk, sofa or bench.