Adolph Treidler

Shoot Ships to Germany and help America Win, Schwab,

Maker

Title

Shoot Ships to Germany and help America Win, Schwab

Medium

lithograph

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

62.5 x 46 cm (24 5/8 x 18 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

title lithographed in upper portion of poster below image: Shoot Ships to Germany and / help AMERICA WIN-Schwab; lithographed below title: At this Shipyard are being built ships to carry to / our men "Over There" - Food, Clothing, and the / Munitions of War. / Without these ships our men will not have an equal / chance to fight. / The building of ships is more than a construction / job - it is our chance to win the war. / He who gives to his work the best that is in him does / his bit as truly as the man who fights. / Delays mean danger. / Are you doing your bit? / Are you giving the best that is in you to help your/ son, brother, or pal who is "OVER THERE"?; printed in lower margin: UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION / ISSUED BY PUBLICATIONS SECTION, EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION, PHILADELPHIA; printed below right portion of image: THOMSEN-ELLIS CO. - BALTIMORE - NEW YORK; artist signature lithographed in UR quadrant of image: ADOLPH TREIDLER

Type

Credit

Gift of Robert Leeson

Object Number

69.001X.61

Shoot Ships to Germany and help America Win, Schwab

title lithographed in upper portion of poster below image: Shoot Ships to Germany and / help AMERICA WIN-Schwab; lithographed below title: At this Shipyard are being built ships to carry to / our men "Over There" - Food, Clothing, and the / Munitions of War. / Without these ships our men will not have an equal / chance to fight. / The building of ships is more than a construction / job - it is our chance to win the war. / He who gives to his work the best that is in him does / his bit as truly as the man who fights. / Delays mean danger. / Are you doing your bit? / Are you giving the best that is in you to help your/ son, brother, or pal who is "OVER THERE"?; printed in lower margin: UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION / ISSUED BY PUBLICATIONS SECTION, EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION, PHILADELPHIA; printed below right portion of image: THOMSEN-ELLIS CO. - BALTIMORE - NEW YORK; artist signature lithographed in UR quadrant of image: ADOLPH TREIDLER

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