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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a Depression and World War Two era Federal agency, employing millions on public works projects and operating theatrical and literacy projects. It also fed children and distributed food, clothing, and housing. Almost every community in the United States had a park, bridge or school constructed by the WPA. Created by order of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the WPA was funded by Congress in the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935.

As part of its overall mission, the WPA published posters for theatrical productions, WW2 propaganda, public health services, tourism, war bond drives, etc..

Pictured here are four posters for the Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium.

Tuberculosis Testing

# Title: March on to health Get your test now : City of Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium.

# Date Created/Published: Chicago, Ill. : WPA Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1939]

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

# Summary: Poster showing boys and girls marching.

Take part in America's crusade against tuberculosis

# Title: Take part in America's crusade against tuberculosis Cook County Public Health Unit.

# Date Created/Published: Chicago : Illinois WPA Art Project, [1940]

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

# Summary: Poster showing staff with wreath design.

Good grades - Habits go together

# Title: Good grades - Habits go together City of Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium : Get your test now.

# Date Created/Published: Chicago, Ill. : WPA Federal Art Project, [1939]

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

# Summary: City of Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium poster promoting tuberculosis testing and that good grades and good habits compliment each other.

Make your health points

# Title: Make your health points--get your test now / Kreger.

# Date Created/Published: Chicago, Ill. : WPA Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1939]

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

# Summary: City of Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium poster promoting testing for tuberculosis and showing two girls playing basketball, shooting at hoop "good health."