See America, Joshua Tree National Park

See America poster showing the beauty of Joshua Tree National Park in Southeastern California."According to legend, Mormon pioneers considered the limbs of the Joshua trees to resemble the up-stretched arms of Joshua leading them to the promised land. Others were not as visionary. Early explorer John Fremont described them as the most repulsive tree in the vegetable Kingdom." From the Joshua Tree National Park website. Illustration by Steven Thomas in 2013. This is one of a series of 10 posters under the "Works Progress Administration (WPA), "See America" poster series commissioned by Print Collection, in the spirit of the 1930's originals featuring many of America's most notable landmarks.