About this poster
Lassen Volcanic brings together in a single scene the snow of the summit and the steam rising from a turquoise basin below. That sharp contrast gives the landscape a singular energy, tempered by the calm of the surrounding forest. The poster recalls the appeal of the old Western destinations, when a road still promised the unknown around the next bend. It invites you to imagine cold, clean air, the faint smell of sulfur, and a stop far from anywhere.
WPA style: the codes of the 1938 posters applied to Lassen Volcanic, printed to order. The story of the WPA posters →