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TITLE:  Service on the home front There's a job for every Pennsylvanian in these civilian defense efforts.

CALL NUMBER:  POS - WPA - PA .H57, no. 1 (C size) [P&P]

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:  LC-USZC2-1107 (color film copy slide)

RIGHTS INFORMATION:  No known restrictions on publication.

SUMMARY:  Poster encouraging participation in civil defense efforts, showing family prepared for work.

MEDIUM:  1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.

CREATED/PUBLISHED:  [Pennsylvania : WPA War Services Project, between 1941 and 1943]

CREATOR:

Hirshman, Louis, artist.

RELATED NAMES:

Tasker, William, artist.
Federal Art Project, sponsor.

NOTES:

Date stamped on recto: Jan 21 '43.

Caption continues with list of civilian defense opportunities: Citizens Defense Corps, Citizens Service Corps, American Unity, Salvage Program, Victory Gardens.

Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

Hand-written in pencil on recto: Artist: Louis Hirshman and William Tasker.

SUBJECTS:

World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Pennsylvania.
War work--Pennsylvania--1940-1950.
Civil defense--Pennsylvania--1940-1940.

FORMAT:

War posters 1940-1950.
Screen prints Color 1940-1950.

REPOSITORY:  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGITAL ID:  (color film copy slide) cph 3b49007 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b49007

VIDEO FRAME ID:  LCPP003B-49007 (from color film copy slide)

CONTROL #:  98518713



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