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Adolph Treidler

The Ships Are Coming,

Maker

  • Adolph Treidler
  • Thomsen-Ellis Company

Title

The Ships Are Coming

Medium

lithograph

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • lithograph

Techniques

  • lithograph

Supports

  • coated heavyweight cream wove paper

Dimensions

63.7 x 48.2 cm (25 1/16 x 19 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

signed in stone: ADOLPH TREIDLER; printer name printed in LR margin: THOMSEN-ELLIS CO. BALTIMORE, NEW YORK; title lithographed: The Ships Are Coming; lithographed; YOU can help send this good news to our / boys "Over There" by giving your employer / a full day's work everyday. You are doing Government War Work. / The product made here is urgently needed / for American ships. / By jumping from place to place you are / hindering their rapid completion. / Stick to your job. / The boys in the trenches are fighting for you. / Help them to victory byworking faithfully / for them. Let all be On the Job for Victory; printed in LR corner: UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION / ISSUED BY PUBLICATIONS SECTION, EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION, PHILADELPHIA; publisher mark lithographed in LL quadrant of image: DPP

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of The United States Shipping Board

Object Number

18.571

The Ships Are Coming

signed in stone: ADOLPH TREIDLER; printer name printed in LR margin: THOMSEN-ELLIS CO. BALTIMORE, NEW YORK; title lithographed: The Ships Are Coming; lithographed; YOU can help send this good news to our / boys "Over There" by giving your employer / a full day's work everyday. You are doing Government War Work. / The product made here is urgently needed / for American ships. / By jumping from place to place you are / hindering their rapid completion. / Stick to your job. / The boys in the trenches are fighting for you. / Help them to victory byworking faithfully / for them. Let all be On the Job for Victory; printed in LR corner: UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION / ISSUED BY PUBLICATIONS SECTION, EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION, PHILADELPHIA; publisher mark lithographed in LL quadrant of image: DPP

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