They signal Send books" Good books left at the public library will be sent "over there" and to our men in camp everywhere / Homer." – Historic Reproduction
![They signal Send books" Good books left at the public library will be sent "over there" and to our men in camp everywhere / Homer.", [New York] : The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., [1917]. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/16/160165b7f2e7-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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They signal Send books" Good books left at the public library will be sent "over there" and to our men in camp everywhere / Homer." comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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They signal Send books" Good books left at the public library will be sent "over there" and to our men in camp everywhere / Homer."
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This poster spells out its message with signal flags, asking viewers to leave good books at the public library so they can be sent "over there" and to American men in camps. Published in New York by the H.C. Miner Litho. Co. in 1917, it reflects the wartime effort to supply soldiers with reading material, which libraries and the American Library Association pursued on a large scale during the war. The color halftone reproduction makes the flags bold graphic elements, and the design shows how civilians at home were asked to take part in the war through small, everyday contributions like donating books.
| Created / published | [New York] : The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., [1917]. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone, color ; 96 x 63 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. Signal flags--1910-1920. Book drives--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,742 × 4,662 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221343 |
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