World War I Poster, "Over There! Skilled Workers on the Ground Behind the Lines in the Air Service," circa 1918
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Artifact Overview
During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
circa 1918
Subject Date
circa 1918
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Artist Louis Fancher, printed by the Ketterlinus Printing House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.0.565.213
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Brown
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 40 in
Width: 30 in
Inscriptions
From top of poster down:
OVER / THERE! / Skilled Workers / On the ground behind the lines / In the Air Service / CHAUFFEURS WOOD WORKERS CARPENTERS... [workers needed] Skilled Workers, Registered in the Draft / or Under 40 Years of Age Can Still Join the / Aviation Section, Signal Corps, U.S. Army /FOR INSTRUCTIONS...
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