Poles! Kosciuszko and Pulaski fought for the liberty of Poland and other nations--Follow their example--Enlist in the Polish Army! / W. T. Benda. – Historic Print
(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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Step back in time with Poles! Kosciuszko and Pulaski fought for the liberty of Poland and other nations--Follow their example--Enlist in the Polish Army! / W. T. Benda., a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Poles! Kosciuszko and Pulaski fought for the liberty of Poland and other nations--Follow their example--Enlist in the Polish Army! / W. T. Benda.
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The poster invokes two Polish heroes of the eighteenth century, Tadeusz Kościuszko and Kazimierz Pulaski, to urge men to enlist in the Polish Army. Kościuszko led the 1794 uprising against Russia and Prussia, and Pulaski died in 1779 fighting for the American colonies at Savannah. Printed in 1917 with the text repeated in Polish, this lithograph by W. T. Benda speaks to Polish Americans by linking their ancestors' fight for liberty to wartime service, reflecting the effort to raise a Polish force in France during the First World War.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 90 x 68 cm. |
| Notes | Text also given in Polish. · John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.) funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | Kościuszko Tadeusz 1746-1817. Pulaski Kazimierz 1747-1779. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Heroes--Polish--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,697 × 4,565 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1095_Poles_Kosciuszko_and_Pu_1917 |
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