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Enlist in the Navy.

  • ARTIST: Louis Raemaekers

  • MEDIUM: Offset lithograph,

    DATE: 1917

  • EDITION SIZE: Poster size 28 x 34" (71.1 x 86.4 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: This World War I poster depicts Uncle Sam rescuing a woman from the heavy cross of slavery and barbarism. He points his pistol at Kaiser Wilhelm II, who bears a whip as a weapon. In the background stands the silhouette of the Statue of Liberty. The facsimile signature of Theodore Roosevelt is printed in the lower margin with his quote, "Americans! Stand by Uncle Sam for liberty against Tyranny!" Copyright by the Century Co. Printed by the U.S. Navy Publicity Bureau, N.Y.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition.

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