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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Does Your Country Look Like the Dark Side of the Moon
United States Natural Resources Conservation Service
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Stop Erosion's Bite on Montana: Try Conservation Tillage
United States Natural Resources Conservation Service
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The Seep Stops Here!
United States Natural Resources Conservation Service
Poster reads: "The Seep Stops Here, Flex Crop: Use Moisture, Don't Lose Moisture to Seeps."
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Try Conservation Tillage & Give Your Tractor a Vacation
United States Natural Resources Conservation Service
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Want to Save Up to 5 1/2 Inches of Moisture?
United States Natural Resources Conservation Service
Want to Save up to 5 1/2 Inches of Moisture: Keep Your Tractor in the Barn
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Oceanography from Space: Phytoplankton Abundance
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Chief Joseph
United States Department of Agriculture
This poster commemorates the designation of the Nee-me-poo trail as part of the National Recreation Trail system.
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U.S. Air Force Art Collection, Fine Arts Series 2
United States Department of the Air Force
This series of posters includes: a Corsair at Hanscom Field Open House in May 1973 (by George Guzzi), General Billy Mitchell (by Peter Hurd), an air evacuation mission in September 1966 (by Walter Hortens), a landing at Thule (by Charles J. Carroll, Jr.), maintenance on Ki Sawyer AFB (by John W. Clark), a missile launching involving Vandenberg AFB (by Bart Doe), an atlas F near Omaha, NE (by Gerald McConnell), On Final (by William S. Phillips), pilot training in March 1970 (by Merv Corning), the Doolittle raid on Tokyo in 1942 (by Herbert Mott, Jr.), Weasels with a Bite (by Harley F. Copic), and Westar I, Communication Satellite, in April 1974 (by Malcolm L. Murley).
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Multipiece rim/wheel matching chart: Guide to accepted interchangeability for U.S. manufacturers truck and bus rim and wheel components.
United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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How a Tree Grows
United States Department of Agriculture
Illustrations show parts of a tree with explanatory text of how a tree grows.
