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- Description:
- One American Automobile Association (AAA) poster with the messages, "Watch For Turning Cars" and "Look All Ways Before Crossing." The poster has a black and green drawing of a mouse stopping a lion at a street corner. The safety poster was intended to remind young children to stop at street corners to check for traffic before crossing the roadway. Additional printed text at the bottom center area of the poster shows "Favorite Fable Series. The City-Wise Mouse Does the Lion Another Good Turn." and "Prepared for the Automobile Club of Michigan, AAA." Small printed text at the lower left corner shows "S. S. P. No. 108, Copyright 1939, American Automobile Association, Safety & Traffic Engineering Dept." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "Accidents Are Avoidable, Alertness Avoids Accidents."
- Date Issued:
- 1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster with the messages, "See Him Through" and "Help Us To Help The Boys." The poster shows a color drawing of a man who is wearing a Knights of Columbus service uniform and is pointing toward soldiers at the front lines. The artist's name, "Burton Rice," is shown at the lower right corner of the drawing. Additional printed text along the bottom of the poster shows "National Catholic War Council, Knights of Columbus" and "United War Work Campaign - Week of November 11, 1918." Small printed text at the center bottom edge shows "American Lithographic Co., N.Y." The blue union stamp of the "International Alliance of Bill Posters & Billers of America" is shown near the upper right corner of the poster.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One world map entitled "Dated Events War Map." The map shows the continents and countries of the world as well as naval bases at the time of World War II. The map is color-coded to indicate which countries were aligned with the Allied forces, the Axis forces, or were neutral. Many small notes are shown across the map to indicate the locations and dates of major battles and war events. Small inset maps of Germany, the Balkan countries, Japan, and the Philippine Islands are included in order to show additional details. Printed text beneath the map title shows "This Is Your Box Seat In The Theatre of War; Fisher Wall Paper Co., New Home: 5840 Woodward Ave. at Medbury, Detroit 2, Michigan." Small printed text in the lower left corner shows "Printed in U.S.A. - Shaw-Barton, Coshocton, Ohio." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "Copyright U.S.A. and Canada, 1942, C. C. Petersen."
- Date Issued:
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Poster, "Naval Aircraft Factory Poster No. 2," printed in black and white on paper. Dated March 11th, 1918. The poster shows a drawing of three ships of varying length, representing the total tonnage of ships afloat, the tonnage of ships sunk by submarines, and the tonnage of ships built in 1917. Text underneath the ships reads, from top to bottom: "Total tonnage afloat was 30 million January 1, 1917," "7 million tonnage sunk by submarines during 1917," and "3 1/2 million tons built during 1917." Text at bottom right reads "For every ton of new ships built in 1917 by all the allies and neutrals the U boats sank more than two tons." Text along the bottom of the poster reads "WILL THE SUBMARINE WIN OUT?"
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster entitled, "For Home and Country, Victory Liberty Loan." The poster shows a color drawing of a young father who is wearing an army uniform. He is holding his son in his right arm and has his left arm around his wife's shoulder. The artist's name and date, "Alfred Everitt Orr, -18," are shown in the lower right corner of the drawing. Small printed text along the bottom edge shows "American Lithographic Co., N.Y."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Poster printed in brown, green, blue, and yellow on cardboard. Shows a drawing of a U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C. in the center near the top. Text underneath reads "Second Liberty Loan of 1917 Buy a Bond."
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Paper poster for a picnic given by the Germania Arbeiter Society in 1906. The text of the poster is as follows: "GRAND PIC-NIC GIVEN BY THE GERMANIA ARBEITER SOCIETY, AT UNRUH'S SUMMER GARDEN, Cor. Dix, and Infantry Aves. SAT. AUG. 4, 1906. at 2 o'clock p.m. Tickets of Admission 10 Cts. Refreshments of all kinds will be served at the Garden. GOOD MUSIC IN ATTENDANCE Everybody Come." Text at the bottom indicates that the poster was printed by J.A. Behr at 1587 Fort St. W., Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Poster containing the text of an ordinance approved January 22, 1894, concerning the storage and transportation of flammable goods. The poster is mounted on linen and is missing approximately three inches at the top, where the title would be printed (see 1955.350.019)
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster with the message, "Teamwork Builds Ships." The poster shows a color drawing of three workmen who are riveting steel plates on the hull of a ship. Printed text along the bottom of the poster shows "United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation." The artist's name, W. D. Stevens, is shown in the lower left corner of the drawing.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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
