Poster

Boxing Poster, New York, 1930

Poster advertising a boxing match

A poster was a paper sign designed to communicate information.

Some posters listed criminal fugitives, (TNG: "A Fistful of Datas") while others advertised upcoming events (such as sports tournaments, music festivals, or movies (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever"; VOY: "Future's End"; ENT: "Carpenter Street"; PIC: "Nepenthe").

Posters were also used as inspirational recruiting tools for organizations such as Starfleet. (SNW: "Those Old Scientists").

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