Illustration: Vintage poster of Yellowstone geyser erupting
Illustration: Vintage poster of mountain scene with horse and rider
Illustration: Vintage poster of two bighorn sheep
Illustration: Vintage poster of the Grand Canyon
Illustration: Vintage poster of men on horseback near desert rock formation
Illustration: Vintage poster of Lassen Peak erupting
Illustration: Vintage poster of a tall cliff
Illustration: Vintage poster of two people in caverns
Illustration: Vintage poster of a castle and moat
Illustration: Vintage poster of a waterfall
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Yellowstone National Park PosterOld Faithful erupting at Yellowstone National Park, National Park Service, circa 1938
Illustration courtesy Library of Congress

See Ten Vintage U.S. Parks Posters

Flash back with charming posters created by artists during the Great Depression to promote the beauty of America's parks.

May 26, 2010

Created in the mid-1930s in response to the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project tasked struggling artists with promoting the landscapes and wildlife of America's parks. The collection is now housed in the Library of Congress.

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