2 inspiring cablegrams / Krieg Hoff ; Thomsen-Ellis Co., Baltimore, New York. – Antique Wall Art
(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 2 inspiring cablegrams / Krieg Hoff ; Thomsen-Ellis Co., Baltimore, New York., a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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2 inspiring cablegrams / Krieg Hoff ; Thomsen-Ellis Co., Baltimore, New York.
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Two cablegrams, one from General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, and one from Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, give this 1918 poster an unusual message: it speaks through the words of military and maritime leaders rather than a soldier or a slogan. The Emergency Fleet Corporation, the Shipping Board's construction arm, issued such posters to promote shipbuilding, since American troops and supplies depended on ocean transport to France. Thomsen-Ellis Co. printed this color lithograph.
| Created / published | Philadelphia : United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, 1918. |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 111 x 82 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Issued by Publications Section, United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, Philadelphia. |
| Subjects | Pershing, John J. (John Joseph),--1860-1948. Hurley, Edward N. (Edward Nash),--1864-1933. World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Communications--United States. Telegrams--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,795 × 4,730 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1116_2_inspiring_cablegrams_1918 |
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