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- Description:
- One poster entitled "The Lime Kiln Club." The poster shows a color caricature drawing of a group of African American men who are seated in a large meeting room which has the name, "Paradise Hall," shown on a sign over the door. Two men are standing in front of the group near the left side of the drawing and appear to be speaking. Another man is seated near the lower left corner and appears to be the recording secretary. A copy of "The Weekly Detroit Free Press" newspaper is resting on the floor in the foreground. Printed text beneath the title along the lower left edge shows "Copyrighted by Calvert Lith. Co., Detroit, 1882."
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color poster for the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows at the Grand River Avenue Show Grounds, Monday July 17 and Tuesday July 18, 1922. Text at the top of the poster indicates that location and dates of the performances. The center and bottom portions of the poster feature an illustration depicting seven tigers, two men, and one woman performing a variety of circus acts inside a steel arena. Text at the top of the image indicates the name of the circus. Text along the bottom of the image reads "African Jungle Circus. A Complete New Big Trained Animal Show Gratuitously Added." Text along the bottom right border of the poster reads "(c) The Strobridge Litho Co. Cincinnati & New York."
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster entitled, "Fill the Flag." The poster shows a color drawing of a young woman who is dressed in patriotic clothing that resembles the American flag. She is holding her red and white striped apron up in order to catch coins that are falling into it. A circular emblem near the upper right corner of the poster shows "Detroit Patriotic Fund" and "Fill the Flag." The artist's initials, "RFH," are shown at the lower right corner of the drawing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster entitled, "Fill the Flag." The poster shows a color drawing of a young woman who is dressed in patriotic clothing that resembles the American flag. She is holding her red and white striped apron up in order to catch coins that are falling into it. A circular emblem near the upper right corner of the poster shows "Detroit Patriotic Fund" and "Fill the Flag." The artist's initials, "RFH," are shown at the lower right corner of the drawing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color poster for the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows at the Grand River Avenue Show Grounds, Monday July 17 and Tuesday July 18, 1922. Text at the top of the poster indicates that location and dates of the performances. The center and bottom portions of the poster feature several illustrations of an adult hippopotamus and a newborn hippopotamus. The main illustration depicts the hippopotami with several onlookers. A tiger in a cage can also be seen in the background. Text at the top of the illustration indicates the name of the circus. Text at the bottom of the illustration, set against a yellow background, reads as follows: "Mighty Martha and Tiny Toodles Three Ton Mother Hippopotamus and Her Recently Born Merest Mite of a Baby Greatest Contrast in all Nature Between Adult & Offspring. A Rare Zoological Attraction." Text along the bottom right border of the poster reads "(c) The Strobridge Litho Co. Cincinnati & New York."
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster with the messages, "Help him Win by Saving and Serving" and "Buy War Savings Stamps." The poster has a large color drawing of General John J. Pershing who is holding the hands of boy and girl. Message text is printed in red and blue on a white background. Small printed text at the center lower edge of the poster shows "Copyright 1918, American Lithographic Co."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster with the message, "Back Our Girls Over There," which was part of the Y.W.C.A. United War work Campaign. The poster shows a color drawing of a young woman who is wearing a service uniform and is operating a switchboard. A large group of soldiers can be seen in the background. The artist's name, Clarence Underwood, is shown in the lower left corner of the drawing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Poster with the message, "What Are You Doing To Help?" Charcoal sketch of American Red Cross nurse assisting a wounded American soldier. Created by artist, Gordon Grant, for the purpose of recruiting nurses for the American Red Cross in World War I. Bottom portion of poster is torn off and missing, and should have red text showing "Join Your American Red Cross, Subscribing Memberships $2.00 Up." The artist's signature, Gordon Grant, located just below red text, is also missing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster with the message, "U.S. Marines - First To Fight For Democracy, Enlist At." The poster shows a color drawing of six Marines loading a deck gun on a U.S. Navy warship. The poster was intended to encourage citizens to enlist in the Marine Corps. The artist's name and date, "L.A. Shafer, 1917," is shown near the lower right corner of the drawing.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War II poster with the message, "Our Fire-Power Did It!" The poster shows a large sepia-toned picture of a downed enemy airplane on a South Pacific beach along with printed text that notes "Where Shell from Automatic Cannon Entered Cockpit and Destroyed Plane." A section of the photo has been enlarged to highlight the area of the shell impact. Printed text in the lower left corner of the photo shows "Photo By U. S. Army Signal Corps." Additional text along the bottom of the poster shows "Fire-Power Is Our Business! Keep 'Em Firing!" 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 the number, "56."
- Date Issued:
- 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
