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Woodcut poster of black double-headed eagles nailed to grey crosses with pink placards, Czech text, 1918.

Za ceskou samostatnost, Ceske narodni sdruzeni

Vojtěch Preissig, 1918

Flat-color 1916 poster for a charity bazaar with stylized flags, crossed sabers and a castle silhouette above bold text.

Charity bazar [i.e., bazaar] for the widows and orphans of German, Austrian, Hungarian and their allied soldiers

Winold Reiss, 1916

Poster of a smiling sailor in white carrying a soldier with rifle through waves, with text recruiting ages 17 to 35.

The Navy put 'em across The service for travel and training, ages 17 to 35 /

Henry Reuterdahl, 1918

Poster of a robed figure raising a hammer amid red lightning, with two soldiers running behind him under a dark sky.

Bǒh do krivdy hromom a junák gulámi..

Vojtěch Preissig, 1918

Black and white poster of a sailor reaching to a child on a lifeboat amid a sinking scene, with text urging Navy enlistment.

When you fire remember this Enlist in the Navy /

W. A. Rogers, 1917

Poster of six smiling sailors in different uniforms with battleships and national flags, urging enlistment in the navy.

All together! Enlist in the Navy

Henry Reuterdahl, 1917

Poster of a robed woman in a flag helmet raising a sword, with a child at her side and campaign lettering below.

They shall not perish ... American Committee for relief in the Near East

Douglas Volk, 1918

Poster of a colonial militiaman aiming a musket, with text urging viewers to buy Liberty Bonds in 1917.

Your forefathers died for liberty in 1776 - What will you do for it in 1917? Buy Liberty Bonds

Paul A. Ickes, 1917

Navy recruitment poster from 1917 showing a woman in a navy uniform and cap beside orange text reading I want YOU for the Nav

I want you for the Navy Apply any recruiting station or postmaster /

Howard Chandler Christy, 1917

Poster of a man in white shirt sowing coins across a sunlit field, with bold German slogan text above and below.

Willst du den Frieden ernten, musst du säen -- darum zeichne 8. Kriegsanleihe ..

Ernst Ludwig Franke, 1918

Poster of a knight in red holding a golden banner with a double-headed eagle, promoting an Austrian war loan.

Zeichnet vierte österreichische Kriegsanleihe

Adolf Karpellus, 1916

Vintage 1919 poster for Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto showing a woman on horseback with flags and a soldier.

Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto ..

J. E. H. MacDonald, 1919

Poster of a Polish officer raising a sabre before a red and white flag, with a plumed soldier behind him and a call to enlist

Poles! Kosciuszko and Pulaski fought for the liberty of Poland and other nations--Follow their example--Enlist in the…

Wladyslaw T. Benda, 1917

Poster of Uncle Sam shaking hands with a woman holding a rake, recruiting for the Woman's Land Army, 1918.

Help! The Woman's Land Army of America, New Jersey Division, State House, Trenton

Charles Dana Gibson, 1918

Poster of three women in headscarves pulling a wooden implement across a stony field, with the text Save Wheat.

Will you help the women of France? Save wheat

Edward Penfield, 1918

1917 poster showing the US Capitol dome under a blue sky with a white cloud, titled 4 Minute Men.

4 minute men, a message from the government at Washington Committee on Public Information /

H. Devitt Welsh, 1917

Wartime poster: a gorilla labeled Militarism carries a club marked Kultur and a woman, with ruins behind, under the text Enli

Destroy this mad brute Enlist - U.S. Army

Harry R. Hopps, 1917

Poster for Rachel's Man showing a man in a blue cape and striped jacket within a yellow circle, with theatre details.

The Federal Theatre Div. of W.P.A. presents "Rachel's man" by Bradley Foote

Bradley Foote, 1936

Poster of a man in colonial dress shouting through a megaphone beside red-brick Independence Hall, with bold 4 Minute Men let

4 Minute men--A message from Washington

H. Devitt Welsh, 1917

Travel poster with palms, a blue agave plant, a sailboat on turquoise water, and a pink tower, reading Discover Puerto Rico.

Discover Puerto Rico U.S.A. Where the Americas meet

Frank S Nicholson, 1936

Vintage 1936 theatre poster for Censored, showing a woman, a soldier in a helmet and an open book in red and cream tones.

Federal Mayan Theatre [presents] Censored, "a modern play" by Conrad Seiler Hilarious 3 act comedy

Conrad Seiler, 1936

Vintage brown and tan poster for Cradle Snatchers at Pickering Park Playhouse, showing a woman and a man in a suit.

"Cradle snatchers" Cradle snatching! at Pickering Park Playhouse

Russell G Medcraft and Norma Mitchell, 1936

Travel poster of a large red sandstone arch with two riders and a pack horse in the valley below, with See America lettering.

See America

Frank S Nicholson, 1936

Red and black 1936 theatre poster for the comedy Censored at the Columbia Theatre, with illustrated faces of a woman and a ma

Columbia Theatre [presents] hilarious 3 act comedy "Censored" by Conrad Seiler It shocked Hollywood

Conrad Seiler, 1936

Theatre poster for Day is Darkness showing a man with outstretched arms before a flaming sun, with Yiddish and English text.

The Federal Theatre Project presents "Day is darkness" in 3 acts The famous anti-nazi play by George Fess : Directed…

George Fess, 1939

Blue and red Federal Theatre poster with blindfolded Lady Justice holding scales, advertising Judgment Day at the Savoy in Sa

The Federal Theatre presents Elmer Rice's "Judgment day" First time in San Diego

Elmer Rice, 1938

Vintage theatre poster for Murray Hill showing a horse-drawn carriage with a man in a top hat and a woman, 1936.

Federal Theatre, La Cadena and Mt. Vernon, presents Leslie Howard's "Murray Hill" Society farce-comedy

Leslie Howard, 1936

Green stylized bat on a cream poster advertising Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, 1936, San Bernardino High School Auditoriu

Federal Music Project presents the comic opera "Die fledermaus" - "The bat" by Johann Strauss

Johann Strauss, 1936

Stylized 1938 poster of Grand Canyon's layered cliffs and canyon in pink and purple tones, with National Park Service letteri

Grand Canyon National Park, a free government service

C. Don Powell, 1938

Poster for Hansel and Gretel showing two stylized children beside a tree and a gingerbread house, advertising Greek Open Air

"Hansel and Gretel" Adapted from the opera for children .... by Humperdinck : Limited return engagement by popular de…

Engelbert Humperdinck, 1936