Eliminate crime in the slums through housing
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Title
Eliminate crime in the slums through housing
Subject
New York City Housing Authority--Public relations--1930-1940.
Crimes--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940.
Slums--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940.
City planning--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940.
Housing--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940.
Crimes--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940.
Slums--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940.
City planning--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940.
Housing--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940.
Description
Poster promoting planned housing as a method to deter crime in the slums, showing stylized man holding a gun against a backdrop of tenement buildings.
Source
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Publisher
New York : Federal Art Project
Date
1936
Rights
No known restrictions on publication.
Format
1 print on board (poster) : color silkscreen.
Type
Posters--1930-1940.
Screen prints--Color--1930-1940.
Screen prints--Color--1930-1940.
Identifier
POS - WPA - NY .01 .E45, no. 1 (C size) [P&P]
Citation
“Eliminate crime in the slums through housing,” HIST 390 The Digital Past: A Cultural New Deal, accessed September 18, 2026, https://jessicadoeshistory.com/cnd/items/show/345.