The ships are coming United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation / James H. Daugherty. – Vintage Poster
(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: The ships are coming United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation / James H. Daugherty., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The ships are coming United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation / James H. Daugherty.
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Eagles and ships share the frame in this 1917 lithograph, and its slogan, "The ships are coming," promises a steady flow of new vessels. The United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation was formed that year to build cargo ships quickly, after German submarine attacks had sunk many Allied and neutral merchant ships. Issued from the corporation's Philadelphia publications office, with support from the National Security League, the poster by illustrator James H. Daugherty was meant to rally shipyard workers, investors and the public behind the wartime building effort.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 146 x 99 cm. |
| Notes | Issued by Publications Section Emergency Fleet Corporation Philadelphia Pa. · The Vigilantes funder.National Security League sponsor. |
| Subjects | United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. Eagles--1910-1920. Ships--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 720 × 892 px |
| Reference | 575_The_ships_are_coming_Un_1917.tif-S |
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