Forging the weapons of war, official United States war film / Ioseph Pennell del. ; Ketterlinus Philada. imp. – Antique Print
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(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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Forging the weapons of war, official United States war film / Ioseph Pennell del. ; Ketterlinus Philada. imp.
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This poster advertises a government film that presented American industry's contribution to the First World War, and its title, *Forging the Weapons of War*, points to the factories and shipyards behind the fighting. The artwork is by Joseph Pennell, an American printmaker known for his detailed views of industrial sites, and it was lithographed in color by the Philadelphia firm Ketterlinus. The film was produced by the Army Signal Corps with the Committee on Public Information, the federal agency that ran wartime propaganda and publicity. Its subjects, including shipbuilding, hoisting machinery and industrial plants, reflect the government's aim of showing civilians that factory work was central to the war effort.
| Created / published | [1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 201 x 103 cm. |
| Genre | Motion picture posters American 1910-1920.War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Produced by Signal Corps, U.S.A. and Committee on Public Information. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Communications--United States. Boat & ship industry--1910-1920. Industrial facilities--1910-1920. Hoisting machinery--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 3,931 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223724 |
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