Pershing cables: The support of the united army of shipbuilders at home is essential to the success of the united armies at the front [...]" / Oberhardt." – Historic Print
![Pershing cables: The support of the united army of shipbuilders at home is essential to the success of the united armies at the front [...]" / Oberhardt.", [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ff/ff6a6ff12116-L.webp)
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Pershing cables: The support of the united army of shipbuilders at home is essential to the success of the united armies at the front [...]" / Oberhardt.". It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Pershing cables: The support of the united army of shipbuilders at home is essential to the success of the united armies at the front [...]" / Oberhardt."
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A cable from General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, supplies the text of this 1917 poster, which asks workers at home to support the troops overseas by building ships. The United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation issued it through its publications section in Philadelphia, reflecting the urgent need for cargo and troop vessels once the country entered the war that spring. The signature in the title credits an artist named Oberhardt. Its bold color halftone and direct quotation show how wartime propaganda tied industrial labor to the fighting front.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone with letterpress, color ; 81 x 56 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, Issued by Publications Section, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Subjects | Pershing, John J. (John Joseph),--1860-1948. World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,786 × 4,720 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1059_Pershing_cables_The_sup_1917 |
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