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For the freedom of the world – Vintage Print

For the freedom of the world, [1917], c1918 December 21. — historic print
For the freedom of the world, [1917], c1918 December 21.. Historic print from the Patriotic collection.

(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: For the freedom of the world, preserved in this historic print. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Wilson's war message to Congress on April 2, 1917, is the event this color halftone recalls, and its title, "For the freedom of the world," points to the aims he set out for entering the war in Europe. The print pairs the president with the American flag, and its subject headings tie it to wartime communication and to the Congress that approved the declaration. The record dates it to 1917 or 1918, when many patriotic prints turned political speeches into images for home audiences. Its bright, mass-reproduced color reflects the printing methods common to that period.

Created / published[1917], c1918 December 21.
Medium1 photomechanical print : halftone, color.
GenreHalftone photomechanical prints Color 1910-1920.
NotesK128218 U.S. Copyright Office. War message, Apr. 2, 1917.
SubjectsWilson, Woodrow,--1856-1924. World War, 1914-1918--Communications--Washington (D.C.) Declarations of war--American--1910-1920. Flags--American--1910-1920. Presidents & the Congress--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,450 × 2,641 px · prints to 12 × 9 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-223553

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