The U.S. government has asked us to help [...] Delivery and distributing waste must be eliminated [...]. – Historic Reproduction
![The U.S. government has asked us to help [...] Delivery and distributing waste must be eliminated [...]., c1917. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/02/027b744d957c-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This vintage poster of The U.S. government has asked us to help [...] Delivery and distributing waste must be eliminated [...]. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Unlike the recruiting and Liberty Loan posters that dominate the wartime record, this lithograph carries no picture at all, only a block of text asking customers to help the government by cooperating in efficient delivery and distribution. It was copyrighted by Brentano's, the New York bookseller, and its appeal reflects the drive to save labor, vehicles, and fuel after the United States entered the war in 1917. Appeals like this one asked businesses and shoppers to cut wasteful deliveries, showing how ordinary commerce was enlisted in the home front effort.
| Created / published | c1917. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 60 x 40 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only, requesting customers' cooperation in efficient distribution and delivery of products. Copyright by Brentano's. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. Commerce--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,709 × 4,667 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222798 |
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