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SKU: CODEX-DNC-ITSYOURMONEY-1930s
Single-sheet printed political broadside titled “IT’S YOUR MONEY — and it’s working for you.”
Issued by the Democratic National Committee (as printed at lower right).
Front features a large illustration of a worker using a pickaxe beside a bridge, with text promoting New Deal public spending and WPA programs. Headings and printed sections include:
“The New Deal has put money to work for the people”
“Which Is Better?”
“Under the Old Deal”
“Under the New Deal”
“Useful Public Works”
“Conservation and Reclamation”
“Farm Property Improved”
“Cultural and Humanitarian Results”
“How Michigan Has Benefited”
“Elect Candidates Who Support These Enlightened Policies”
Text references WPA, CCC, AAA, REA, Bureau of Public Roads, public works infrastructure, conservation projects, and increased national income figures.
Paper stock is orange/tan.
Reverse side is blank.
Sheet shows a horizontal fold across the center from prior storage.
Condition — Exterior
Single sheet.
Horizontal fold at center.
Moderate overall age toning.
Upper left corner shows noticeable bend/crease.
Light edge wear and mild corner softening.
Scattered minor surface marks consistent with age and handling.
No major losses visible in photographed areas.
Condition — Interior
Ink remains strong and fully legible.
Text complete with no significant loss.
Age toning present throughout.
No visible repairs observed in photographed areas.
Completeness & Structure
Complete single printed sheet.
Reverse blank.
Standard campaign broadside format.
No sections missing.
Significance
Original Democratic National Committee broadside promoting New Deal public spending, WPA labor programs, and federal infrastructure projects during the Depression era. The piece contrasts “Old Deal” banking policies with New Deal public works and relief initiatives.
Campaign broadsides of this type are collected as primary-source political ephemera relating to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration, federal labor programs, and 20th-century American political history.
Original New Deal WPA political broadside issued by the Democratic National Committee promoting Franklin D. Roosevelt era public works, WPA labor programs, CCC conservation projects, federal infrastructure spending, Depression-era recovery efforts, Michigan public works achievements, 1930s campaign ephemera, American political history, labor history, and vintage government propaganda.
