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- 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
- Collection:
- Military
- 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
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- World War I poster with the message, "Sugar - Save It." The poster is printed in red and black text on a light green background. Printed text along the bottom shows "United States Food Administration." Small printed text in the lower left corner shows "No. 28 B."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- World War I poster with the message, "December 16th to 23d, Red Cross Christmas Roll Call." The color poster shows two drawings of Lady Liberty - one in the clothing of a Red Cross nurse and the other carrying a sword and shield. Printed text between the two figures shows "Where Columbia Sets Her Name, Let Every One of You Follow Her." The name of the artist and date, "E. H. Blashfield, 1918," are shown at the bottom center of the drawing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- Poster printed in black, blue, red, orange, and gray on cardboard. Shows a drawing at top left of ships and submarines on a dark sea. Text, printed in blue, orange, and red on a black background reads "Get behind our Solders, Sailors and our Allies. Send them the most food possible in the least shipping space. Do it by eating less what, beef, pork, fats and sugar." Text along the bottom border, printed in blue on a black background, reads "United States Food Administration." The artist's name and date, "Rienecke Beckman 1917," is printed on the top left.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- 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 beneath the artist's signature.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- 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
- Collection:
- Military
- 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
- Collection:
- Military
