Collection Contains text "BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION COLLECTION" 05/25/2010 Matches 291 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Extent Date Home Location A VIIA-1 Sketch on vellum for an American Services Foundation poster one 18 1/2" x 23" 1941 Livingston Plaza Poster "Aviation Spectacle National Defense" Demonstration. sketch A VIIA-2 Poster advertising for "Unity Rally - Stop Hitler Now" and also one 11" x 14" 1941 Livingston Plaza Poster advertises speakers Senator Claude Pepper, Larry MacPhail, poster Stanley High, Edgar Mowrer, Herbert Agar, Dr. Harry Gideonse, and Frank Serri for rally event held June 6, 1941 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. A VIIA-3 Poster with blue and graphite pencil sketches for a USO benefit one 12" x 14" 1941 Livingston Plaza Poster being held at the Vanderbilt Mansion from July 3 -July 13 [1941]. poster A VIIA-4 Poster created by the Board of Education which reads "Keep Fit one 15 1/2" x 22" 1941 Livingston Plaza Poster for Defense. The Board of Education offers recreation poster opportunities 3 evenings a week from 7-10 PM in 135 school buildings, calisthenics, basketball, badminton, handball, volleyball, swimming. Auditorium and meeting facilities for clubs available. No charges in elementary schools, 25 ¢ to $1.00 in High Schools. Use New York City Transit System. Divisions of Recreation and Community Activities." Page 1 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Extent Date Home Location A VIIA-5 Poster advertising "Civilian & National Defense Exposition, Grand one 14" x 12" 1941 Livingston Plaza Poster Central Palace, Lexington Avenue, 46th to 47th Streets, Sept 20th poster to Oct 18th. Exhibits by Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Fire Dept, Police Dept." A VIIA-6 Poster advertising "National Defense through Fire Defense, Fire one 14" x 12" 1941 Livingston Plaza Poster Prevention Week Oct 5-11, you can enlist! Join the Battle Against poster Fire. F. H. LaGuardia, Mayor. Patrick Walsh, Commissioner, NY Fire Dept." Poster includes Uncle Sam image. A VIIA-7 Poster advertising "Civilian & National Defense Exposition, Grand one 14" x 22" 1941 Livingston Plaza Poster Central Palace, Lexington Avenue, 46th to 47th Streets, Sept 20th poster to Oct 18th. Exhibits by Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Fire Dept, Police Dept." A VIIA-9 Poster advertising Mayor's Committee celebration "I Am An one 15" x 20" 1942 Livingston Plaza Poster American Day" in Central Park Mall on Sunday, May 17th, 1942. poster A VIIA-10 Poster advertising "I Am An American Day" in Central Park Mall one 15" x 20" 1942 Livingston Plaza Poster on Sunday afternoon, May 17th. The poster reads "Remember the poster Date: May 17th......Remember the Place: Sunday Afternoon, Central Park Mall." Page 2 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Extent Date Home Location A VIIA-11 Poster advertising "This summer work on a farm. Food for victory. one 13" x 10" 1942 Livingston Plaza Poster Wanted...workers over 16 years of age.......at 124 East 28th St. poster Farm Section. Federal Security Agency, Social Security Board, United States Employment Service for New York." Poster asking the public to work on a farm in summer to produce food to help win the war. A VIIA-12 Poster advertising "Holy Name Patriotic Service at the Polo one 15" x 20" 1943 Livingston Plaza Poster Grounds Sunday, October 3rd. Come and Pray for Your Loved poster Ones in the Service Sponsored by the Holy Name Societies of N.Y., Bronx, Richmond and Southern Up-state Counties. Save gas and oil -- Use I.R.T. and IND. Subways. Victory and Peace Through Prayer." Poster includes Illustration of servicemen praying to the Virgin Mary. A VIIA-13 Poster advertising " For those Who Serve. Holy Name Patriotic one 12" x 14" 1942 Livingston Plaza Poster Service at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, September 27th. Gates open poster at 3 p.m., Service begins at 5 p.m., Save on gas and oil - Use New York City Transit System." Poster includes illustration of military servicemen, Jesus, and the American Flag. A VIIA-14 Poster advertising Mayor's Committee celebration "Celebrate the one 15" x 20" [1943] Livingston Plaza Poster North African Victory at I Am An American Day" in Central Park poster Mall. A VIIA-2285 Navy recruiting poster advertising a photograph collage of women one 7.5" x 11.13" ca. 1944 Livingston Plaza Poster and men in the navy (images printed negative). Following the poster statement "The nearest Navy recruiting station is located at..." is text that reads "Address of nearest recruiting station to the train station where poster is displayed will be shown in this space", indicating this to be a template or mock-up for future posters to be hung in subway stations. Page 3 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Extent Date Home Location A VIIA-2443 Poster advertisement for a victory rally in Madison Square Garden one 15" x 20" 1944 Livingston Plaza Poster (Sept. 30, 1944) organized by the Youth for Christ and sponsored poster by a Committee of Interdenominational Ministers and Laymen. A choir, special music, and speakers are advertised as part of the rally. "Use New York City Transit System" is printed on the bottom banner. A VIIA-2484 Poster advertising a bond show on Tuesday, July 3rd entitled one 15" x 20" 1940s Livingston Plaza Poster "Here's Your Infantry", and presented by the US Army Ground poster Forces at Yankee Stadium. During WWI and WWII, entertaining shows were created to encourage citizens to buy war bonds, which generated revenue for the military. This particular bond show featured military demonstrations, as well as entertainers Abbott & Costello, Helen Hayes, Judy Canova, Edward Arnold, The Demarcos, and others. Admission was by War Bond purchase only. A VIIA-2539 Poster advertising "Be a Good American - Vote!" Included is one 14" x 20" ca. 1944 Livingston Plaza Poster information on who is eligible to register in New York, as well as poster dates and times during Registration Week. A VIIA-2539.1 Poster advertising "Be a Good American - Vote!" Included is one 14" x 20" ca. 1944 Livingston Plaza Poster information on who is eligible to register in New York, as well as poster dates and times during Registration Week. A VIIA-2582 This poster promotes the US Army's efforts to train allies for one 11" x 21" No date Livingston Plaza Poster counter insurgency, and features a skillful illustration of a US poster Army Ranger training three soldiers, presumably from other countries. Page 4 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Extent Date Home Location A VIIA-2828 Poster Advertising the "5th Anniversary Youth for Christ Victory one 16" x 22" 1945 Livingston Plaza Poster Rally" at poster Madison Square Garden on Saturday September 29, 1945, sponsored by a Committee of Interdenominational Ministers and Laymen. The Salvation Army Band and other entertainment is included. A VIIA-2895 Poster advertising "You Can't Vote Unless you Register!" Poster one 15" x 20" 1944 Livingston Plaza Poster includes dates and times for voter registration and encouraging poster citizens to vote. The New York City League of Women, along with this organization's address, is listed as non-partisan voting information [consultants]". A VIIA-2959 Poster advertising "Civilian Defense Volunteer Office, 'D-Day' one 14" X 20" 1944 Livingston Plaza Poster We, Too Must Do Something!" Poster urges people to "buy bonds, poster give blood, buy stamps, volunteer, marshall and strengthen unity at home." A VIIA-2984 Poster advertising "One Nation..Indivisible, I am an American one 15" x 20" 1946 Livingston Plaza Poster Day" at the Central Park Mall, May 19th, featuring stage shows, poster radio stars, and headline acts. A VIIA-3186 Poster advertising "Fighters for Freedom: True Stories from the one 9" x 22.75" 1940s Livingston Plaza Poster Battlefronts." This poster is a series of illustrated scenarios poster featuring true stories of the heroism of soldiers from New York. Soldiers named in this poster are PFC Stanley Silverman, Bob Sullivan, Major Robert Meiman, Lt. Joseph Walsh, and PFC Staley Rosen. Page 5 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Extent Date Home Location A VIIA-3259 Poster advertising "Help Build The Brooklyn War Memorial - your one 15" x 15" 1946 Livingston Plaza Poster living memorial to the 327,000 men and women from Brooklyn poster who served in World War II." The poster features a realistic drawing by Eggers & Higgins Architects. A VIIA-3278 Poster advertising "Lest We Forget! The War is not over! We are one 14" x 20" 1944 Livingston Plaza Poster fighting on two world fronts!" This illustrated poster, featuring a poster drawing (courtesy of New York Journal-American) of a field medic with diminished medical supplies helping a wounded soldier, presumably encourages citizens to donate to CDVO (Civilian Defense Volunteer Office). The names of CDVO Chairman-Director Grover A. Whalen and of Mayor F.H. LaGuardia appear at the bottom of the poster. The illustrator of the drawing is Burris Enkins. A VIIA-3291 Poster advertising "Holy Name Patriotic Service." This colorful one 15" x 20" 1944 Livingston Plaza Poster printed poster advertises a prayer session on Sunday Oct. 8th at the poster Polo Grounds, located at 155th St.and 8th Ave, to "pray for those in service". The poster features colorful gothic styled typography and a black and white drawing of three service men praying with rosaries in front of an image of Jesus on a cross. A VIIA-3388 This poster advertises a gala rally held Sunday, June 17th in one 15" x 20" 1940s Livingston Plaza Poster Central, entitled "Labor Salutes the Mighty 7th War Loan, poster sponsored by the A. F. of L [sic] (American Federation of Labor) and CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) in cooperation with the War Finance Committee for New York." Poster advertises stars of the stage, screen, and radio, as well as addresses by Mayor LaGuardia, Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, the Presidents Green and Murray of AFL and CIO, respectively, and the Chairman Gehle of the War Finance Committee.