A shot at American industry is a shot at American democracy / Morris. – Historic Reproduction
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(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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This rare vintage poster captures A shot at American industry is a shot at American democracy / Morris. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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A shot at American industry is a shot at American democracy, runs the headline of this 1917 lithograph, which casts informed public opinion as a "submarine chaser" guarding the country's business prosperity. Issued by the National Industrial Conservation Movement of New York, the poster calls on each community to organize its own "destroyer patrols" over its industrial coasts. The year it appeared was the first full year of American participation in the First World War, when German submarine attacks on shipping were a pressing concern. The poster's argument shows how wartime appeals linked home-front economic vigilance to both victory and the peace that would follow.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 63 x 47 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Title continues: Fair Public Opinion is the best submarine chaser for the protection of our business prosperity. Each community ought to provide destroyer patrols to guard its industrial coasts - thereby insuring victory in war and preparing for peace. Issued by the National Industrial Conservation Movement, 30 Church Street, New York City. Copies supplied on request. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Submarines--1910-1920. Torpedoes--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,786 × 4,711 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1197_A_shot_at_American_indu_1917 |
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