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Poster

Strike Him Down

Date: 02 1971
Description: Political propaganda poster featuring a red, white, and blue eagle being struck down from the sky, accompanied by the phrase: "Strike Him Down." The eagle...
Poster

The Red Cross War Fund Poster

Date: 1914
Description: "If You Can't Go Across With A Gun Come Across With Your Part Of The Red Cross War Fund." Poster depicting a man, wounded and bleeding with his arm in a sl...
Poster

Keep Him Free

Date: 1917
Description: War Savings Stamps poster featuring an eagle crushing enemy planes. At the top of the poster is written: "Keep Him Free" and at the bottom: "Buy War Saving...
Poster

Food is Ammunition — Don't waste it

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with an illustration of soldiers silhouetted against a colorful sky riding on horseback and carrying an American flag. In the foreground is a basket...
Poster

Eat More Corn, Oats and Rye Products

Date: 1917
Description: Poster urging food conservation depicting a variety of acceptable foods arranged on a table. The rest of the text reads: "Fish and poultry — fruits, vegeta...
Poster

Save the products of the Land

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of fish swimming underwater among seaweed. Advocates eating fish rather than other meat sources. The rest of the text reads: "E...
Photograph

The Ships are Coming

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of a bird's-eye view of a large bald eagle flying over a convoy of ships, which are headed towards a fire or explosion over the...
Poster

The Iron Heel

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a caricaure in which a mule, wearing a hat with an American flag and Red Cross flag, and branded with "U.S.A.," is standing over three men...
Poster

Our Good Mule "Industry"

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a cartoon panel in which an overworked mule, labeled: "Industry," is running on a treadmill that is belt-driving a wheel on the side of a ...
Poster

Don't Blame It All On The War!

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a cartoon panel depicting a mule, labeled: "Industry," which is being harassed by five horseflies, who are labeled: "Unfair Laws, Strife, ...
Poster

Team Work Will Win the War!

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a cartoon panel in which Uncle Sam is riding on a wagon pulled by two horses, with text that reads "— Over Here —, and on the right near s...
Poster

Join The Army Air Service. Be An American Eagle!

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of an American eagle battling a Prussian eagle. Behind them, airplanes are flying towards an explosion. Poster text reads: "Joi...
Poster

South America. Come Along

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of two sailors enjoying themselves in a colorful (and apparently South American) village. One sailor is riding a llama, an...
Poster

India. Shove Off. Go Somewhere, See Something, Learn Something.

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of three sailors riding an elephant, while sailors and Indians stand nearby. In the background is a battleship. Poster tex...
Poster

If you can't go across with a gun, come across with your part of the Red Cross war fund

Date: 1917
Description: Poster depicts wounded man in a sling gesturing to a red cross sign. Woman with a scarf on her head and small boy also shown. Broken wagon wheel, gun with ...
Poster

An Army of Poultry Will Help Win the War

Date: 1917
Description: Detailed poster covered in writing. Highlights of poster text reads: "An army of poultry will help win the war. Uncle Sam Says:... Raise more chickens - It...
Poster

An Acre of Roots Will Winter Your Stock

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring a large root vegetable. Highlights of text the reads: "An acre of roots will winter your stock... Why grow roots?... Why feed roots?... Bi...
Poster

Just One Extra Litter

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a mother pig with six piglets and rows of pigs at the bottom of the poster. Highlights of the text reads: "Just one ext...
Poster

All Slackers to the Front!

Date: 1917
Description: Hand-drawn poster. At the bottom is a soldier with a pack and a rifle on his back, carrying a US flag, embracing a woman. At the top is a general with the ...
Poster

Side by Side Britannia!

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with an illustration of Uncle Sam arm-in-arm with Britannia. Uncle Sam has a sword, and Britannia holds a shield with the Union Jack and a triton. A...

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