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United States. Government Printing Office

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1861-03-04 - 2014-12-16

Biographical / Historical

The United States Government Printing Office opened its doors on March 4, 1861, the same day Abraham Lincoln was sworn into office as President of the United States.

Found in 122 Collections and/or Records:

You, too, are needed in a War Job! - Work in a Food Processing Plant, 1945

 File — Box: Medium Posters, 1940-1949, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1945-O-639198
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The earliest posters in the collection feature Leonora Jackson, one of the first female violinists to gain international fame, circa 1900-1915. The most recent poster is a 2020 Black Lives Matter poster. In between is everything from a 1968 Nixon/Agnew campaign poster, to Baltimore City Fair posters from the 1970s, to a poster from the U.S. Pro Cycle Championship held in Baltimore in 1982.The bulk of the posters in the collection, over 1,000, are World War I and World War II era...
Dates: 1945

Your War Bonds are a Stake in the Future, 1943

 File — Box: Medium Posters, 1940-1949, Folder: 11
Identifier: 1943-O-529167
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The earliest posters in the collection feature Leonora Jackson, one of the first female violinists to gain international fame, circa 1900-1915. The most recent poster is a 2020 Black Lives Matter poster. In between is everything from a 1968 Nixon/Agnew campaign poster, to Baltimore City Fair posters from the 1970s, to a poster from the U.S. Pro Cycle Championship held in Baltimore in 1982.The bulk of the posters in the collection, over 1,000, are World War I and World War II era...
Dates: 1943