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Welcome comrade-at-arms!"" – Antique Print

Welcome comrade-at-arms!"", [1917] — vintage poster
Welcome comrade-at-arms!"", [1917]. Vintage poster from the Military 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 Welcome comrade-at-arms!"", a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Uncle Sam greets a comrade in this 1917 recruiting poster, and the flags of Belgium and the United States stand side by side. The United States entered the First World War in April 1917, and posters like this one tried to make enlistment feel like membership in a shared cause with the Allies. Belgium was a natural symbol, since Germany's invasion of its neutral territory in August 1914 was a central grievance in Allied propaganda. The title, "Welcome comrade-at-arms!", presents service as fellowship rather than obligation. The lithographer's monogram is unidentified, so the artist remains unknown.

Created / published[1917]
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 100 x 64 cm.
GenreWar posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920.
NotesMonogram unidentified. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
SubjectsUncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Flags--American--1910-1920. Flags--Belgian--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,314 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218807

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