Forging the Weapons of War, Official United States poster – Antique Poster Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Forging the Weapons of War, Official United States poster, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Forging the Weapons of War, Official United States poster
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The poster's central image is of workers at a forge, shaping the metal that would become weapons, a subject that set it apart from the many posters urging citizens to buy bonds or conserve food. Issued by the United States government in 1918, the year the war ended, it belongs to the wave of wartime propaganda that asked civilians to see their factory and home labor as part of the fighting effort. Its message was that industrial production at home mattered as much as the troops overseas. Look closely at the figures and the heavy, hammered composition, which were meant to convey strength and collective effort.
| Original scan | 5,124 × 4,126 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g10719u |
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