To all aliens – Antique Wall Art
(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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To all aliens comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Addressed directly to noncitizen residents, this 1917 color lithograph reflects a moment when the United States, newly at war after April 1917, had to account for the many foreign nationals living within its borders. The record files it under the economic and social aspects of World War I, which points to how wartime measures reached everyday life for immigrants, particularly those from countries now fighting the United States. Notices of this kind generally explained registration duties, restrictions, and expectations of loyalty, and they show how the war turned questions of nationality into matters of public concern. Posters were a common way for authorities to reach people who did not read English-language newspapers.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 35.5 x 28 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [1917] |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. Aliens--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,595 × 4,448 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 40_To_all_aliens_1917 |
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