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- Description:
- World War I poster entitled, "USA Bonds" and "Weapons For Liberty." The poster shows a color drawing of a Boy Scout who is handing a sword with the words, "Be Prepared," to Lady Liberty. The poster was promoting the "Third Liberty Loan Campaign, Boy Scouts of America." The artist's name, "J. C. Leyendecker," is shown in the lower right corner of the drawing. Small printed text along the lower edge shows "American Lithographic Co., N.Y."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- World War I poster with the messages, "Motherless Fatherless Starving," and "How Much To Save These Little Lives?" The poster shows a color drawing of a Red Cross nurse who is tending to a group of small children. The artist's last name, "Crisp," can be seen near the center left edge of the drawing. A Red Cross is shown at the bottom of the poster along with printed text that shows "War Fund Week, One Hundred Million Dollars, May 20th - 27th." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "Form N.Y. 20, Second War Fund."
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- 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
- Collection:
- Military
- 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
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- Sepia-toned panoramic group portrait of members of the U.S. Army's 310th Engineers battalion--the "Polar Bears"--taken at Camp Pontanezen in Brest, France in July of 1919 during World War I. Five tiers of uniformed men pose along a wooden stand, with their regiment number and the location on a sign along its base. "Panoramic Photo Co., Washington D.C., Paris, France," is printed in the lower right corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- Poster, "Naval Aircraft Factory Poster No. 7," printed in black and white on paper. Dated April 2nd, 1918. The poster shows a drawing of the first Naval Aircraft Factory flying boat in the water, with eleven people shown working on the aircraft. Text underneath reads "The We Boat not the U-Boat will WIN this Wr." Text along the bottom of the poster reads "The first N.A.F. Boat was shipped yesterday / ALL TOGETHER, MEN!"
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- World War I poster with the messages, "Joan of Arc Saved France" and "Save Your Country, Buy War Savings Stamps." the poster shows a color drawing of Joan of Arc who is dressed in armor and is holding a upraised sword in her right hand. The artist's name, "Haskell Coffin," is shown near the lower left corner of the drawing. Additional printed text along the bottom of the poster shows "W.S.S., War Savings Stamps Issued by the United States Government, United States Treasury Department." Small printed text in the lower left corner shows "S-2." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "United States Printing & Lithograph Co., New York."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- 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
- Collection:
- Military
- 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
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- Memorial testimonial, mounted on cardboard, for Edward Edgar Hartwick issues by the French government. The text of the testimonial is surrounded by a decorative border, at the top of which is a banner reading "1914-1919." Above the text of the testimonial is an engraving by Franklin Booth. The text of the testimonial is as follows: A la Memoire de Edward E. Hartwick Major: Corps of Engineers des Etats-Unis d'Amerique, Mort pour la Liberte Pendant la Grand Guerre Hommage de la France Le President de la Republique [To the Memory of Edward E. Hartwick Major: Corps of Engineers of the United States of America Died for Freedom During the Great War Tribute of France The President of the Republic]
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
