Ships for Uncle Sam--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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This rare vintage poster captures Ships for Uncle Sam--Official United States war film / Ioseph Pennell del. ; Ketterlinus Philada. Imp. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Ships for Uncle Sam--Official United States war film / Ioseph Pennell del. ; Ketterlinus Philada. Imp.
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*Ships for Uncle Sam* was an official United States war film, and this color lithograph by Joseph Pennell, an illustrator and printmaker known for industrial subjects, advertises it. The film was produced by the Signal Corps and the Committee on Public Information, the wartime agency that shaped official messages at home. Its focus on building ships reflects the push to expand American shipping after the country entered World War I in 1917. Printed by the Philadelphia firm Ketterlinus, the poster shows how government publicity used modern industrial imagery to build public support for the war effort.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 107 x 72 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. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Communications--United States. Boat & ship industry--1910-1920. Industrial facilities--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,590 × 4,466 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221810 |
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