Drawer AA-3
Contains 17 Results:
Hun or home?, 1917
By Henry Raleigh. Distributed by Edwards and Deutsch Litho Co., Chicago. Depicts a woman clutching an infant as a German soldier with bloody hands and an ape-like stance approaches. "Hun or home? Buy more liberty bonds." 9-B.
Over there. U. S. Navy, 1917
By Albert Sterner. Depicts a sailor being sent to battle by a symbolic female figure, possibly Liberty.
Beat back the Hun, circa 1917
By F. Strothmann. Depicts a German soldier with blood on his hands and bayonet looking across a body of water directly at the viewer. "Beat back the Hun with liberty bonds." 3-B.
The Hun - his mark, circa 1917
By J. Allen St. John. Issued by Allied Printing, Chicago. Red handprint with "blot it out with liberty bonds." 4-B.
Keep these off the U.S.A., circa 1917
By John Norton. Distributed by Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York. Image of boots with German imperial eagle insignia covered in blood. "Keep these off the U.S.A. Buy more liberty bonds."
Remember Belgium, circa 1917
By Ellsworth Young. Depicts a German soldier dragging a female away with fire raging in the background. "Remember Belgium. Buy bonds fourth liberty loan." 6-B.
Will you supply eyes for the Navy?, circa 1917
By Gordon Grant. Image of blindfolded Navy officer reaching out to feel his way. "Navy ships need binoculars and spy-glasses. Glasses will be returned at Termination of War, if possible. One Dollar will be paid for Each One Accepted. Tag each Article with your Name and Address and express or Mail to Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ass't Secy of Navy, c/o Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. Will you help us 'stand watch' on a destroyer?"
Can vegetables, fruit, and the Kaiser too, 1918
By J. Paul Verrees. Depicts three canned items: tomatoes, peas, and Kaiser with his jar labeled "monarch brand unsweetened" with his hat and sword on the outside of jar. There is a note attached to the back. "A Belgian soldier artist J. Paul Verrees wounded and invalided to this country, created this striking poster for the National War Garden Commission. It is sent to you with the compliments of the Commission and with the request that you place it where it will be seen by those whom it may urge to conserve and preserve vegetables and fruits for winter use, thereby aiding to win the war. Charles Lathrop Pack, president, the National War Garden Commission, Washington, D. C."
Go over the top with the tank that will win the war, 1918
By L. C. Phifer. Image of wage payer and wage earner on top of American industry tank that is destroying disloyalty, strife, waste, and agitation. "The watchword on the turret should inspire the crew that man the guns. Only by united action in America's war industries can we crush out disloyal and treasonable efforts to obstruct. We must stand together, work harder, produce more and aim straight to 'kan the Kaiser.'" F-7.
The hand that threatens our industrial life, 1918
By L. C. Phifer. Image of hand with words strife, excessive taxes, unwise laws, disloyalty, agitation, and waste written on it, reaching towards industry, which is shown to be the heart of the nation. "More than 32,000 American industrial plants have been places at the disposal of the government to win this war. Their effectiveness must not be hampered by enemy agitators who cause bad feeling between wage-earners and wage payers. Every community is interested in promoting industrial prosperity." F-6.
The shot that will win the war, 1918
By L. C. Phifer. Image depicting Uncle Sam, wage payer, and wage earner riding a bullet that says "industrial co-operation" with an eagle flying over them holding a banner declaring victory. "United action by America's industrial partners will shorten and win this struggle for human freedom. It is the heaviest shot our Democracy can fire at wage-earners' and wage-payers' common foe - Autocracy. Every loyal worker and employer can ride to victory under the eagle's wings with Uncle Sam." F-10.
The test of our loyalty is the measure of our sacrifice, 1918
By L. C. Phifer. Image depicting a soldier in the battlefield working for his country and then a man in an office working for his pocketbook, and asking people where they stand. "A full day's work in the munitions shop, mine, mill or shipyard is equivalent to taking a German trench. The blue overalls of the mechanic covers the same sort of Americanism as is clothes in the khaki in the trenches and in the working clothes of the captains of industry." F-12.
Boost your job!, circa 1918
By L. C. Phifer. Issued by the National Industrial Conservatives Movement. Two cartoons of men at a door labeled "opportunity." One door is locked with man putting up sign "don't try it, this is a tough job," while the other door is open and the man walks through with abilities that lead to success and more pay. "Boost your job! The booster uses a knocker to open the door, but knocker never enters. Which will you be?" D-3.
Must children die and mothers plead in vain?, circa 1918
Depicts a mother clutching children as she reaches out for help. "Must children die and mothers plead in vain? Buy more liberty bonds." 1-B.
This town is your home, circa 1918
By L. C. Phifer. Issued by the National Industrial Conservatives Movement. Two cartoons by Phifer. One depicts a home and yard with silhouettes of nuclear family with public school and industrial plant in background. The other one depicts a couple buying goods at home, since that is where they earn their money. "This town is your home. Help to make it a better home by co-operating with its merchants and business men. Treat your industries fairly and they must be fair to you." D-5.
When you attack men who maintain pay rolls, circa 1918
By L. C. Phifer. Issued by the National Industrial Conservatives Movement. Two cartoons by Phifer. Left cartoon depicts a greedy wage earner, labeled as agitator, and a factory owner who had to close factory because of greediness. The right cartoon depicts the worried factory owner at home where his wife and infant look at him with the table covered in bills. "When you attack men who maintain pay rolls you hit the wage earner. Kick his wife and cuff his children. - Elbert Hubbard." D-6.
We are human 'round here, circa 1918
By L. C. Phifer. Issued by the National Industrial Conservatives Movement. Two cartoons by Phifer. Top left cartoon depicts a manager talking to an employee, asking if things are working all right. Bottom right cartoon depicts the hand of agitation punching holes in the weekly pay envelope. "We are human 'round here. Our employees are not looked upon as mere cogs in the machines. They are the human masters of our machines. They are looked upon as human beings with brains, hearts, hands, and ambitions to do things. They are our workshop partners. At the same time as employers, we are something more than a meal ticket. Don't try to punch us full of holes. Let us help each other." D-4.