Stand by the boys in the trenches--Mine more coal / Walter Whitehead 1918. – Historic Reproduction
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Stand by the boys in the trenches--Mine more coal / Walter Whitehead 1918.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Stand by the boys in the trenches--Mine more coal / Walter Whitehead 1918.
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The slogan, "Stand by the boys in the trenches: Mine more coal," ties the work of digging coal directly to the fighting in France. Issued by the United States Fuel Administration as No. 6 in its poster series, this 1918 color lithograph was printed in Chicago by Edwards & Deutsch and credits Walter Whitehead. The agency was urging miners to raise output during wartime fuel shortages, when coal powered factories, railways and shipping that supported American troops and their allies. The design presents the miner as a soldier on the home front.
| Created / published | Chicago: Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co., 1918. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 75 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | United States Fuel Administration. No. 6. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Coal miners--1910-1920. Soldiers--1910-1920. War work--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,767 × 4,725 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 588_Stand_by_the_boys_in_th_1918 |
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