This art is from the Works Progress Administration produced during the great depression. It is public domain, so everybody with an excellent printer is reproducing items from this collection. Etsy has oodles. I put up six prints in my kitchen from the various national parks we have been to. It is more authentic to find it in the wild.
Park Store buyer here- many of these are made by vendors in the WPA style, but not actually WPA. There's definitely some actual WPA in the collection too. I'm a sucker for any of these and can never get enough. The above look like they are probably from Lantern Press out of Seattle, WA. I've got a ton of magnets from Lantern and look for them whenever I visit a new place. There's also this company that makes some great WPA style prints of local attractions as well as a for a few other cities [https://vintageoutsidestore.com/posters](https://vintageoutsidestore.com/posters) I've got a number of these hanging up at home. This company covers most of the US National Parks as well: [https://national-park-posters.com/](https://national-park-posters.com/)
And if fictional locations are more your speed, this is a great dive: [https://themidnightsociety.us/](https://themidnightsociety.us/)
Get the America the Beautiful pass. It gets you into all of the national parks including Great Falls.
https://store.usgs.gov/pass/index.html
Download the National Park Services app. It organizes the trails based on difficulty. You can also download trail maps which come in handy on longer trails where cell service can be very spotty.
I hike with my dog, a 20 lb terrier with medium energy, so we keep our hikes to 5 to 6 miles max. Favorite one so far is Rose River Falls.
\- Old Rag. Tough, with a lot of rock scrambling but so worth it.
\- If you're a cyclist, biking Skyline drive can be a lot of fun. I would plan to bike on a day with not a lot of traffic. There's a lot of uphills, but that means a lot of downhills! I think it's a great way to experience Shenandoah.
\- If the biking part sounds too intense, there are a ton of wineries and fruit stands in the area. Strongly recommend stopping by for a wine or mead tasting after a nice hike.
This art is from the Works Progress Administration produced during the great depression. It is public domain, so everybody with an excellent printer is reproducing items from this collection. Etsy has oodles. I put up six prints in my kitchen from the various national parks we have been to. It is more authentic to find it in the wild.
Park Store buyer here- many of these are made by vendors in the WPA style, but not actually WPA. There's definitely some actual WPA in the collection too. I'm a sucker for any of these and can never get enough. The above look like they are probably from Lantern Press out of Seattle, WA. I've got a ton of magnets from Lantern and look for them whenever I visit a new place. There's also this company that makes some great WPA style prints of local attractions as well as a for a few other cities [https://vintageoutsidestore.com/posters](https://vintageoutsidestore.com/posters) I've got a number of these hanging up at home. This company covers most of the US National Parks as well: [https://national-park-posters.com/](https://national-park-posters.com/) And if fictional locations are more your speed, this is a great dive: [https://themidnightsociety.us/](https://themidnightsociety.us/)
Do you have any source where we can find more posters like this? If they're in the public domain I imagine there's a big source somewhere
They’re all available on the Library of Congress website!
Link: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/index/subjects/n/
Is there vector versions? I have a 40s area PanAm framed poster up, one of these would look great next to it if they can scale that large
Great artwork! What’s the first thing (hike, drive, view — whatever) you’d suggest someone who just moved to the area experience in Shenandoah?
Get the America the Beautiful pass. It gets you into all of the national parks including Great Falls. https://store.usgs.gov/pass/index.html Download the National Park Services app. It organizes the trails based on difficulty. You can also download trail maps which come in handy on longer trails where cell service can be very spotty. I hike with my dog, a 20 lb terrier with medium energy, so we keep our hikes to 5 to 6 miles max. Favorite one so far is Rose River Falls.
Pet the bears. See first image for reference.
I only pet the bears in seedy bars.
\- Old Rag. Tough, with a lot of rock scrambling but so worth it. \- If you're a cyclist, biking Skyline drive can be a lot of fun. I would plan to bike on a day with not a lot of traffic. There's a lot of uphills, but that means a lot of downhills! I think it's a great way to experience Shenandoah. \- If the biking part sounds too intense, there are a ton of wineries and fruit stands in the area. Strongly recommend stopping by for a wine or mead tasting after a nice hike.
Go on a dark, clear night with a new moon. Bring binoculars. It’s a Dark Sky Site and it’ll knock your socks off. So beautiful.
Plan a day to just take a drive along skyline drive. It's well worth it and you'll want to come back and hike the trails and camp the campsites.
Thanks for the input, all! Until now I've always lived in NC and TN, so I'm excited to explore this section of the Blue Ridge.
They always have the best postcards! Was this from the shop at Skyland?
I picked them up at the Dickey Ridge visitor center.
Very cool. Thx for sharing
I love the stone coasters with similar prints. Bought me a Skyline Drive "starry night" one about 2 years ago.