To the miner / J.L.R. ; A.B. Graha Co. Litho., Washington, D.C. – Vintage Wall Art
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This vintage poster of To the miner / J.L.R. ; A.B. Graha Co. Litho., Washington, D.C. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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To the miner / J.L.R. ; A.B. Graha Co. Litho., Washington, D.C.
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Addressed directly to the coal and metal miner, this 1917 lithograph carries a quotation attributed to President Woodrow Wilson, which argues that the men who dig the raw material stand alongside farmers in the war effort. Printed in Washington, D.C., by the A.B. Graham Company and issued under Interior Secretary Franklin K. Lane, it appeared after the United States entered the war in April 1917, when mineral and fuel output was seen as essential to supplying Allied armies and American industry. The poster's flag imagery and its phrase "enlisted in the great service army" show how the government sought to recast ordinary labor as a form of national service.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 61 x 48 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Caption: To the miner let me say that he stands where the farmer does; the work of the world waits on him. If he slacks or fails armies and statesmen are helpless. He also is enlisted in the great service army. Woodrow Wilson. Department of the Interior, Franklin K. Lane, Secretary. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Flags--American--1910-1920. War work--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,771 × 4,706 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 917_To_the_miner_JLR_AB_1917 |
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