Wakefield High School Posters, 1968-1970

Access and use

Location of collection:
Arlington Public Library
Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History
1015 N. Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22201
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (703) 228-5966

Summary

Extent:
1 box
Creator:
Wakefield High School
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

RG 188, Wakefield High School Posters Collection, is approximately 90 posters created by students at Wakefield High School. These posters, made on school premises using school supplies, advertised school events, clubs, and activities circa 1970. Many of the events have a month and day listed on the poster and some reference local bands scheduled to appear. In keeping with the times and the creators, there were also several abstract drawings or interpretations of well-known people and sayings. There is one poster for a student election that has candidate photographs taped to the poster.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Wakefield alumna David Crist in 2006.
Arrangement:

All posters are silkscreen images on poster paper of various sizes. They are all housed in one oversized box. Every poster has been digitized and is easily accessible online with individual descriptions of each poster. Titles listed here in quotes ("") are taken from the poster's text; some entire titles and partial titles are supplied by the processor.

Physical description:
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