The Government Asks You To Do Your Xmas Shopping Early--Do It Now – Historic Print
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This vintage poster of The Government Asks You To Do Your Xmas Shopping Early--Do It Now brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Government Asks You To Do Your Xmas Shopping Early--Do It Now
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This poster asks Americans to finish their Christmas shopping well ahead of the holiday, with the blunt slogan "Do it now." Illustrator Haskell Coffin designed it in 1918, when the United States was in the final year of World War I and the federal government was managing the nation's railroads. Holiday shopping at the end of the year put heavy strain on freight and mail service, so officials wanted shoppers to spread their purchases out over the autumn. The poster shows how wartime concerns about transportation and labor reached into ordinary domestic habits such as gift buying.
| Created / published | c. 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | print, poster, lithograph, color, 76 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Haskell Coffin. American Lithographic Co. N.Y |
| Original scan | 2,368 × 3,602 px · prints to 8 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223034 |
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