To all aliens – Historic Reproduction
(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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of To all aliens. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Addressed directly to noncitizen residents rather than to soldiers or bond buyers, this 1917 color lithograph poster stands apart from the usual wartime appeals. It dates from the year the United States entered the First World War, when the federal government began registering enemy aliens and limiting their movements, and when foreign-born workers and residents of German and Austro-Hungarian descent often faced suspicion. The poster's focus on both economic and social life shows how the war reached into workplaces and neighborhoods alike. Ellis Island, where millions of immigrants first entered the country, is a fitting setting for a story about who was welcomed and who was watched.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 35.5 x 28 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [1917] |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. Aliens--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,283 × 3,032 px · prints to 8 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222390 |
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