World War I Broadside (4 results)
Published by Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co., Chicago
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Seller: Jeff Stark, Barstow, CA, U.S.A.Jeff Stark
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperbound. An unusual broadside depicting an Honors flag in red, white, and blue. Given to those who subscribed to the liberty loan to hang on something. The handle is still present. Approx. 12''H x 8''W. Waterstained. Circa 1918. Handled to Hang Up.
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Columbia Calls. Enlist Now for U.S. Army.
1916 Halsted and Aderente U.S. Army Recruiting Broadside Before U.S Entry Into World War I
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Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Contact seller4-star sellerSoft cover. Very good. Mounted on heavy linen. Size 28.5 x 40 Inches. This is the 1916 Frances Adams Halsted and Vincent Aderente U.S. Army recruiting broadside - an iconic World War I-era American propaganda image. The broadside features personified Columbia holding an American flag and an unsheathed sword standing atop the Ear…th, calling on Americans to enlist. 'Columbia Calls,' a poem by Halsted, occupies the lower right. According to the War Department, 'Columbia Calls' was one of the most successful World War I-era recruiting posters. The Origin of Columbia Columbia is one of the female personifications of the United States, akin to Britain's Britannia, Italy's Italia Turrita, and France's Marianne. The name Columbia originated from explorer Christopher Columbus's name, with the Latin ending -ia , which is common in Latin names for countries. The first use of Columbia as a replacement for America appeared in 1738 in Edward Cave's The Gentleman's Magazine . Cave published Parliamentary debates in his magazine (which was technically illegal), so he used fictitious place and individual names and published the debates as Reports of the Debates of the Senate of Lilliput , the country in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels . From then on, Columbia continued to gain usage in reference to the American colonies. By the time of the American Revolution, the name had lost its Lilliputian connotations and had become a poetic alternative to America. After independence, Columbia became a popular place name throughout the United States. Personification of Columbia Columbia first appeared as a personification of the United States during the Revolutionary War in 1776 in African American Phillis Wheatley's poetry. Columbia's personified image never received a fixed identity but usually appeared as a woman between youth and middle age wearing a star-spangled dress or other clothing. Columbia appeared in some propaganda during World War I but was surpassed by Liberty. Liberty as a personification of the United States gained in popularity because of Liberty Bonds (which were used to help fund the American war effort) and the Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World ), and Columbia fell out of use. Columbia Pictures adopted Columbia as its logo in 1924, which is now the most widely recognized use of personified Columbia. Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Why a Swastika? Before Adolf Hitler appropriated the swastika as the symbol for fascism and the National Socialist German Workers' Party, the swastika had been used by different cultures for thousands of years. The swastika, or a hooked cross, first appeared at least 7,000 years ago and remains a sacred symbol in Jainism, Buddhism, Odinism, and Hinduism. It experienced a resurgence in popularity at the beginning of the twentieth century and was widely used in Europe, with its most common meanings being as a symbol of good luck and auspiciousness. Publication History and Census This iconic poster was designed by Frances Adams Halsted and painted by Vincent Aderente. This piece is well represented in institutional collections but originals are scarce on the private market.
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Britishers You're Needed. Come Across Now.
1917 Lloyd Myers World War I Propaganda Recruiting Broadside
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Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Contact seller4-star sellerAverage. Full professional restoration. Mounted on linen. Areas of infill and small area of loss in lower right corner. Size 39 x 26.5 Inches. In this iconic c. 1917 Lloyd Myers World War I recruiting broadside, a British soldier stands in Britain and France while a well-dressed recruit looms over the United States, and the two…clasp hands over the Atlantic. When this broadside appeared, Britain had been fighting in World War I (1914 - 1918) for over two years. The trench warfare on the Western Front had decimated the British Army. During the Battle of the Somme, which raged from July 1, 1916, until November 18, 1916, the British suffered over 57,000 casualties. The British and Canadian Recruiting Mission The British and Canadian Recruiting Mission operated under the British War Office and was created to recruit British subjects in the United States as well as Americans to serve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and recruited approximately 45,000 individuals before the United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917. One of its major offices was at 280 Broadway in New York City. Publication History and Census This iconic broadside was created by Lloyd Myers and published c. 1917, likely by the British and Canadian Recruiting Mission. This broadside is well represented in institutional collections.
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[Register, so that it may not be said that these men offered their lives in vain.]
1917 Greek Political Broadside - Likely a World War I Recruiting Poster
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Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Contact seller4-star sellerVery good. Backed on linen, poster style. Size 27 x 19.5 Inches. This is a c. 1917 National Printing and Engraving Company Greek broadside that is most likely associated with recruiting during World War I. Roughly translated as 'Enlist/Register so that it cannot be said that they offered their lives in vain'. Written in Katharev…ousa (???????????), a conservative form of Modern Greek conceived of as a compromise between Ancient Greek and Demotic Greek, due to the broadside's message, printing style, and the era in which the printer was active, we believe this broadside to date from World War I. Greek-Americans and Military Service While researching this item, our research made us aware of the long history the Greek-Americans have with the United States military. Greek immigrants have served in every war fought by the United States, from the American Revolution to today's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Several thousand Greek-Americans served in the Allied Expeditionary Force sent to Europe during World War I, including George Dilboy, who was killed in action near Belleau, France on July 18, 1918 and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for 'gallantry and intrepidity beyond the call of duty'. During our research, however, we became aware of the fact that Greek-Americans not only fought in the wars of their adopted nation, but those of their native homeland as well. Greek immigrants and Greek-Americans returned to Greece to fight in the Greek-Turkish War of 1897 and the Balkan War of 1912-1913. Due to the ambiguous nature of the text, and the formal nature of the language, this leaves open the possibility that this broadside could, in fact, have been printed to encourage Greeks to return to their homeland and fight against the Turks in defense of Greece's freedom. Several thousand returned to Greece to fight in these wars, particularly from large urban areas, such as Chicago. This broadside was printed by the National Printing and Engraving Company of New York, Chicago, and St. Louis in the early 20th century, most likely during 1917 or 1918 in support of the American war effort during World War I.
