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Anthracite coal WPA print, circa 1931-1944

Permanent ID:
13462
Image Description:
W.P.A. print regarding the etymology of "Anthracite." This print was completed sometime between 1931-1944 by an unamed artist.

This online record contains one image that depicts one print from folder three. The folder contains five identical copies of this print.
Inscription:
The word "anthracite" is derived from the Greek word "anthraces" which was used in the first mention of coal about 371 B. C.
Theophrastus a Greek philosopher mentions in his treatise on stones, "fossil substances found in the way Olympias called coals, which kindle and burn like wood coals."
Format:
Prints
Dimensions:
Width: 24.1 cm, Height: 31.2 cm
Collection:
Works Projects Administration posters collection
Library of Congress Subjects:
United States. Work Projects Administration [info:lc/authorities/names/n80046793]
Anthracite coal [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85005549]
Anthracite coal--Pennsylvania [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2009115005]
Printmaking [info:lc/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/tgm008235]