The original poster was one of the earliest motivational posters, and is now considered collectible, often selling for many times its original value. The subscriptions ran for about six years, and over the course of the program, more than 300 cards were created.

Motivational and decorative posters give us deeper insights into the messages of numerous artists, thinkers and pioneers in a simple, stylish or entertaining way.It’s perhaps the first motivational poster created, meant to inspire us to hold on to our resolve and battle through whatever challenges we’re facing. Bill Jones was a fictional, fatherly character designed to share the wisdom he supposedly learned on the job with workers everywhere. Hang In There is available in crewneck t-shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies ranging from sizes XS-5XL. As a “matter of integrity” Baldwin, who has held the copyright to the original image since 1970, sued each infringement he could find, winning every case. Over ten million cats, hanging from ten million poles, or branches, or bits of rope, all of them telling us to hang in there.

International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive.For a time, dozens of versions were available, using photographs or images of different cats – including at least one " blacklight" version – all with some variation of the "hang in there, baby" text. Victor Baldwin owned a portrait studio in Beverly Hills, California, photographing famous clients including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. He lived for a time solely on the income from the posters, taking a break from his studio work, something he admitted he would rather be doing than selling posters.