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La "Grosse Bertha"!
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Poster depicting an image of a personified Big Bertha bomb. The bomb is wearing a German helmet and appears to have paws with large claws. It is being lit on fire by a German soldier. Two other people are standing around the bomb. Text reads: "La "Grosse Bertha"!
1918
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Come On!
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Hun Or Home
1918
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And They Thought We Couldn't Fight
1918
Poster featuring an illustration of a smiling, bloody and bandaged soldier holding two war helmets by their chinstraps in his left hand; with his right he is holding a third helmet and resting his ...
Za Naši Samostatnost!
1918
Poster featuring an illustration of a Czechoslovak soldier throttling a German soldier at night. They are illuminated by a flare, or perhaps a tracer round from an artillery gun. Poster text reads:...
Over the Top for You
1918
Poster featuring an illustration of a soldier running while clutching an American flag. Poster text reads: "Over The Top For You. Buy U.S. Gov't Bonds. Third Liberty Loan."
