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[Cannon] / J.W. Ltd. – Vintage Wall Art

[Cannon] / J.W. Ltd., [S.l. : s.n., 1918] — vintage poster
[Cannon] / J.W. Ltd., [S.l. : s.n., 1918]. Vintage poster from the World War I 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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A window into the past: [Cannon] / J.W. Ltd., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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A cannon fills most of this 1918 color lithograph, and the sheet carries no text at all, leaving an open panel where a slogan could be added. That blank space suggests it was meant to be adapted for a particular campaign, since British wartime printers often produced standard images that could be paired with different messages. The title "Cannon" was assigned by library staff rather than printed on the poster. Printed in the final year of the war, it offers a useful view of how wartime publicity was designed and reused.

Created / published[S.l. : s.n., 1918]
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 51 cm.
GenreWar posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920.
NotesPoster has no text, but blank space for text to be added. Poster no. 79. B3033 - Wt. 8276/2623 - 10M 6/18. E3054. Title devised by Library staff.
SubjectsWorld War, 1914-1918--Communications--Great Britain. Artillery (Weaponry)--British--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,038 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi
Reference252_Cannon_JW_Ltd_1918

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