The shot that will win the war / Phifer. – Historic Print
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The shot that will win the war / Phifer. 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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A cannonball labeled as the nation's heaviest shot is the central image of this 1917 lithograph, which shows Uncle Sam with an eagle's wings lending his support to the projectile. The poster's text casts the war as a shared effort: employers and wage earners, though divided over pay and profit, are urged to unite against "Autocracy." It was issued by the National Industrial Conservation Movement, a New York group, in the year the United States entered the war. Posters like this one tried to persuade factory owners and workers that industrial cooperation would help win the conflict.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 63 x 47 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Title continues: United action by America's industrial partners will shorten and win this struggle for human freedom. It is the heaviest shot our Democracy can fire at wage-earners' and wage-payers' common foe - Autocracy. Every loyal worker and employer can ride to victory under the eagle's wings with Uncle Sam. Issued by the National Industrial Conservation Movement, 30 Church Street, New York City. Copies supplied on request. No. F-10. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1910-1920. Missiles--1910-1920. Cooperation--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,752 × 4,692 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 629_The_shot_that_will_win_1917 |
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