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- Description:
- One advertisement post for the Detroit Post and Tribune newspaper. The poster is printed in red, black, and blue text on a white background and advertises various subscription rates for the newspaper. A map of Michigan is also shown along with population statistics for 1840-1880. Text along the bottom of the poster advertises "A $14 Plow Given Away" in exchange for new subscriptions.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War II poster with the messages, "Careful!" and "Let's Work Safely to Keep 'Em Firing!" The poster shows a color drawing of a workman and the subtitle, "Here's Where Accidents Strike" Arrows point to different body parts and also indicate the percentages of work injuries which occur to that part of the body. Small printed text in the lower left corner shows "Copyright 1943 - Oldsmobile Division, General Motors Corporation, Lansing, Michigan." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "Litho in U.S.A. -49-."
- Date Issued:
- 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster with the announcements, "Hey Fellows!" and "Your Money Brings the Book We Need When We Want It." Slogan text is printed in black and white. The poster has a color drawing of a soldier who is holding two books along with a sailor who is reading a book. The artist's name, "Sheridan," is shown at the lower right corner of the drawing. Small printed text at the lower left corner of the drawing shows "Committee on Public Information, Division of Pictorial Publicity." Additional printed text along the bottom shows "American Library Association. United War Work Campaign - Week of November 11, 1918." Small printed text on the bottom edge shows "American Lithographic Co., N.Y."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster with the message, "Fight or Buy Bonds, Third Liberty Loan." The poster shows a color drawing of Lady Liberty who is holding an American flag and is leading American soldiers on to battle. The artist's name and date, "Howard Chandler Christy, 1917," are shown in the lower right corner of the drawing. Small printed text in the lower right corner of the poster shows "Forbes, Boston."
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color poster printed on board and mounted on linen. Faded text at top reads "Hero Land / or Over the Top with Uncle Sam and His Allies / For Benefit of Dependents of Soldiers From America and for Allied War Relief." The poster prominently features an illustration of Marianne welding a sword and a shield emblazoned with an emblem of the French Republic. The illustration is signed "A. Rapeno / Paris" on the bottom right. Text on the bottom left, in white text on a black background, reads "Grand Central Palace Opening Nov. 24th" and lists honorable patrons of Hero Land. Text on the bottom right reads "The Hegeman Print N.Y."
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster with the messages, "Will You Help the Women of France?" and "Save Wheat." The color poster shows a drawing of three women who are pulling a rudimentary plow across a field. Printed text along the bottom of the poster shows "They are struggling against starvation and are going to feed not only themselves and children; but their husbands and sons who are fighting in the trenches." The poster was designed for the United States Food Administration by Edward Penfield whose name is shown in the lower left corner of the drawing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Poster, printed in black on white paper. Text at top reads "Liberty Loan Pictorial News." A photograph underneath shows many people standing near white crosses topped with American flags. An inset on the photograph reads "Copyright Comm. on Public Information From Underwood & Underwood Elliott Service Co., N.Y." Text underneath the photograph reads "French Honor American Heroes! / Among the most sacred spots in France are the American Cemeteries where rest the American heroes who died fighting for Liberty. These graves are being tenderly cared for by the French. / How can you speak of sacrifice in the purchase of Liberty Bonds when you contemplate the investment these boys have made for the cause of Liberty?"
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color poster printed on board and mounted on linen. Text at top reads "Hero Land." The poster prominently features an illustration showing the "British tank 'Britannia' in Action" by J. Carl Mueller. Text on the bottom third of the poster reads "The Greatest Spectacle the World Has Ever Seen for the Greatest Need the World Has Ever Known Grand Central Palace Nov. 24th to Dec. 12th Admission 50¢." Text along the bottom right reads "The Hegeman Print N.Y."
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Poster for "S.A. Plumer's Grand Auction Sale of 65 Beautiful City Lots." The poster contains a map providing a "Plat of the Subdivision of Out Lots 54, 55, and Part of 58, Porter Farm City of Detroit," as well as 85 lots located along Twenty-Third and Twenty-Fourth Streets near Dalzelle Street and several lots marked "Michigan Car Company's Property." Vertical text along the left and right sides of the poster reads "Free Lunch. Free Music." The poster is printed in black text on a white background.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War II poster with the message, "Make Every Minute Count!" and a quote from President Roosevelt, "Lost Ground Can Always Be Regained - Lost Time - Never!" Additional printed text along the bottom shows "Keep 'Em Firing!" At the center of the poster, there is a color drawing of a workman who is handling tools near a steel furnace. A large clock dial is shown in white at the perimeter of the drawing. Small printed text in the lower left corner shows "Copyright 1942 - Oldsmobile Division, General Motors Corporation, Lansing, Michigan." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "Litho in U.S.A. -26-."
- Date Issued:
- 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society