Background and Scope

In 1975, Gary Yanker, a collector of political and social propaganda posters, began presenting his collection to the Library of Congress. The Yanker Collection numbers over 3000 posters. Most are from the United States, but over fifty other countries are also represented.

A majority of the posters were published in the 1960's and 1970's, a time of great upheaval in world politics and society. Many of the views expressed on these posters were considered radical at the time. The posters address a wide range of subjects, as suggested below.

Ecology and the Environment

POS 6 - U.S., no. 936 (C size)	POS 6 - U.S., no. 870 (C size)
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The Vietnam Conflict

POS 6 - U.S., no. 1220 (C size)	POS 6 - U.S., no. 1141 (C size)
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Women's Equality

POS 6 - U.S., no. 821 (C size)	POS 6 - U.S., no. 1258 (C size)
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Civil rights of African-Americans

POS 6 - U.S., no. 1136 (C size)	POS 6 - U.S., no. 470 (C size)
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Nuclear Power

POS 6 - Germany., no. 118 (C size)	POS 6 - U.S., no. 920 (C size)
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Political Participation and Elections (local and national level; United States and abroad)

POS 6 - U.S., no. 1341 (C size)	POS 6 - France, no. 29 (C size)
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Marches and Demonstrations

POS 6 - U.S., no. 611 (C size)	POS 6 - Germany, no. 26 (C size)
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Events and Anniversaries

The Cultural Revolution in China POS 6 - China, no. 70 (C size)	1980 Moscow Olympics POS 6 - U.S.S.R., no. 16 (C size)
1967 Arab-Israel Six Day War POS 6 - Palestine, no. 1 (C size)	Fiftieth anniversary of the Russian Revolution POS 6 - U.S.S.R., no. 150 (C size)

Personalities

Fidel Castro POS 6 - Cuba, no. 106 (C size)	Angela Davis POS 6 - U.S., no. 733 (C size)
Ernesto ("Che") Guevara POS 6 - Cuba, no. 69 (C size)	Richard Nixon POS 6 - U.S., no. 1256 (C size)