Order coal now / J.C. Leyendecker. – Historic Print
![Order coal now / J.C. Leyendecker., Chicago : Edwards & Deutsch Litho., [1918] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/43/438d053dfcc0-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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Order coal now / J.C. Leyendecker. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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This lithograph is a United States Fuel Administration poster, number 2 in its series, designed by J.C. Leyendecker and printed in Chicago by Edwards & Deutsch in 1918. It urged households to order their winter coal early, when wartime demand, strained railroads, and a severe coal shortage made deliveries uncertain. The Fuel Administration, led by Harry Garfield, used posters like this to ask Americans to conserve fuel and plan ahead. The subject is a horse-drawn coal wagon, a reminder that home heating depended on a delivery system that still ran on animal power.
| Created / published | Chicago : Edwards & Deutsch Litho., [1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | United States Fuel Administration, no. 2. Promotional goal: U.S. J7. 1918? |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Fuel supply--1910-1920. Coal--1910-1920. Horse teams--1910-1920. Carts & wagons--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,156 × 1,458 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217358 |
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