Hero land The greatest spectacle the world has ever seen for the greatest need the world has ever known / J. Carl Mueller. – Vintage Wall Art
![Hero land The greatest spectacle the world has ever seen for the greatest need the world has ever known / J. Carl Mueller., N[ew] Y[ork] : The Hegeman Print, [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2d/2d37c997d506-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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Hero land The greatest spectacle the world has ever seen for the greatest need the world has ever known / J. Carl Mueller.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Hero land The greatest spectacle the world has ever seen for the greatest need the world has ever known / J. Carl Mueller.
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The British tank labeled "Britannia" in the caption sets this poster apart from other wartime art. Tanks first went into action with British forces at the Somme in September 1916, and their novelty made them a striking image for a public trying to picture a new kind of warfare. Mueller paired that machine with a slogan about the world's greatest spectacle and greatest need, and the poster's subject tags tie it to the war bond campaigns that helped finance American participation after 1917.
| Created / published | N[ew] Y[ork] : The Hegeman Print, [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color, mounted on board ; 56 x 36 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Caption: British tank Britannia" in action. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection." |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Tanks (Military science)--British--1910-1920. Campaigns & battles--1910-1920. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,743 × 4,681 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222794 |
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