On the job for victory United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation / Jonas Lie ; The W.F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y. – Antique Wall Art
![On the job for victory United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation / Jonas Lie ; The W.F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y., Philadelphia : Publications Section, Emergency Fleet Corporation, [1918] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a3/a39adc445196-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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A window into the past: On the job for victory United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation / Jonas Lie ; The W.F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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On the job for victory United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation / Jonas Lie ; The W.F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y.
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Jonas Lie, a Norwegian-American painter, signed this 1918 lithograph and inscribed it to the Library of Congress, which sets it apart from many posters of the period. It was issued by the Publications Section of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, the wartime arm of the United States Shipping Board, which was created in 1917 to build merchant ships after German submarine attacks had sunk large numbers of Allied and neutral vessels. The poster's message, that shipyard labor was itself a contribution to the war effort, reflects the nationwide push to recruit men into the shipbuilding industry, which expanded rapidly during these years.
| Created / published | Philadelphia : Publications Section, Emergency Fleet Corporation, [1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 99 x 139 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Inscribed by artist: To Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., Jonas Lie 1918. Title from item. |
| Subjects | United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Boat & ship industry--1910-1920. Men--Employment--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 3,975 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-224025 |
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