Brooks Library at Central Washington University participates in the Federal Depository Library Program, taking receipt of documents from state and federal agencies. This collection highlights some of the posters held at Brooks Library. These posters were issued by agencies ranging from the Department of Agriculture to the Forest Service, the National Archives and Records Administration, the Department of Defense, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The posters address issues such as water safety, oceanography, nutrition, erosion, soil conservation, civil law, and much more.
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Food guide pyramid for young children: A daily guide for 2- to 6-year-olds
United States Department of Agriculture
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Invasive Species
United States Department of Agriculture
Poster reads: "Not all alien invaders are from outer space. The invasion has begun. Record numbers of uninvited species are destroying our natural resources and threatening U.S. ecosystems."
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Agricultural Marketing Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Poster lists college subject majors and related potential positions/career fields to show routes for employment opportunities in the Agricultural Marketing Service.
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Canyon Country
United States National Park Service
This poster includes: Arizona: Grand Canyon; Nevada/Arizona: Lake Mead; Utah: Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Cedar Breaks, Natural Bridges, Rainbow Bridge; Utah/Arizona: Glen Canyon.
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EEO Counseling, Mediation, and Complaint Program
United States Department of Agriculture
This poster provided USDA employees with information about the agency's antidiscrimination programs.
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Civil law: Bankruptcy in the Matter of Studebaker Corporation, Debtor
United States National Archives and Records Administration
This poster deals with the case "U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Bankruptcy Case no. 1143, 1935." The poster notes that "indebtedness [was] to the staggering total of over twenty million dollars."
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Civil law, Naturalization: Declaration of Intention, 1938
United States National Archives and Records Administration
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Civil Law, Pollution: Edwards Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co.
United States National Archives and Records Administration
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Civil Law, Robbery: United States v. James D. Clarke
United States National Archives and Records Administration
This poster deals with the "First Judicial District, Colorado Territory, Case no. 86, 1864," an embezzling complaint brought by the U.S. Commissioner on July 15, 1864.
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Civil Law, Segregation: Browder v. Gayle
United States National Archives and Records Administration
This poster deals with the case "U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Northern Division, Case no. 1147-N 142 F. Supp.707, aff'd. sub nom. Gayle v. Browder, 352 U.S.903 (1956)."
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Civil Law, Trademark: Charles E. Hires Company v. O.W. Heyer
United States National Archives and Records Administration
This poster deals with the case "U.S. Circuit Court for the Eastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri, Case no. 7729, 1897."
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Criminal Law, Treason: United States v. Douglas Chandler
United States National Archives and Records Administration
The ruling in this case was passed down July 30, 1947.
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Criminal Law, Voting Rights: United States v. Susan B. Anthony
United States National Archives and Records Administration
This poster deals with the case "U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of New York, Case no. 131, 24 F. Cas. 829 (C.C.N.D.N.Y. 1873) (no. 14,459), 1873."
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National Labor Relations Board v. Weirton Steel Company
United States National Archives and Records Administration
This poster deals with the case "U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Case no. 8041, 135 F. 2d 494 (3d Cir. 1943)."
