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Not just hats off to the flag but sleeves up for it! / A. H. Palmer ; Alpha Litho. Co. Inc., N.Y. – Historic Print

Not just hats off to the flag but sleeves up for it! / A. H. Palmer ; Alpha Litho. Co. Inc., N.Y., [1917] — vintage poster
Not just hats off to the flag but sleeves up for it! / A. H. Palmer ; Alpha Litho. Co. Inc., N.Y., [1917]. Vintage poster from the Patriotic collection.

(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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Step back in time with Not just hats off to the flag but sleeves up for it! / A. H. Palmer ; Alpha Litho. Co. Inc., N.Y., a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Not just hats off to the flag but sleeves up for it! / A. H. Palmer ; Alpha Litho. Co. Inc., N.Y.

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Its title plays on a contrast: patriotism is not only about removing your hat for the flag but also about rolling up your sleeves to work for it. A. H. Palmer designed this color lithograph in 1917, the year the United States entered the First World War, and Alpha Litho. Co. of New York printed it. The record links the poster to the U.S. Army Ordnance, the branch responsible for weapons and munitions, which suggests its aim was to draw civilians into factory and industrial labor. Its subject headings on war work and economic aspects reflect how heavily the war effort depended on ordinary workers at home.

Created / published[1917]
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 104 x 71 cm.
GenreWar posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920.
NotesU.S. Army Ordnance.
SubjectsWorld War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War work--1910-1920. Flags--American--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan2,396 × 3,450 px · prints to 8 × 12 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-221394

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