Winter in Panama with the U.S. Army – Antique Wall Art
![Winter in Panama with the U.S. Army, N.Y. : Neogravure Printing Co., [1917 or 1918] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2f/2f36feab330c-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.)
Description
Winter in Panama with the U.S. Army comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Winter in Panama with the U.S. Army
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The title sets the hook: Panama lies a few degrees north of the equator, where winters as northern readers know them do not exist, so "Winter in Panama" offers a warm alternative to a cold season at home. The poster was printed in New York by the Neogravure Printing Co., probably in 1917 or 1918, when the Army was expanding its ranks during the First World War. Rotogravure, a photomechanical process, could produce large runs of detailed images cheaply, which made it useful for recruiting. American troops were stationed in the Panama Canal Zone to guard the waterway, and the poster invites viewers to consider that posting as a chance for adventure abroad.
| Created / published | N.Y. : Neogravure Printing Co., [1917 or 1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : rotogravure. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Rotogravures 1910-1920. |
| Notes | RPB - GRS - Series 'C' no. 8. |
| Subjects | United States.--Army--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Military life--American--Panama. Military training--Panama--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,805 × 4,721 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221073 |
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