1778, 1943 : Americans will always fight for liberty. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title 1778, 1943 : Americans will always fight for liberty.
  • Added Title OWI poster ; no. 26
  • Series Title OWI poster
  • Alternate Title 1778 [and] 1943, Americans will always fight for liberty
  • Alternate Title Americans will always fight for liberty
  • Series Title American War Posters

Creator

  • Artist: Perlin, Bernard, 1918-
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.
    Creator Type: Organization

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Government Printing Office.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 1943

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: U.S. soldiers in helmets and coats march forward on snow, looking back in review at colonial militiamen with rifles, some in torn clothing or bloody bandages. A badge of the U.S. flag is displayed prominently on the shoulder of the soldier nearest the viewer.
  • Physical Description: 1 poster : col. ; 71 x 56 cm.

Subject

  • Keyword: colonial militiamen
  • Keyword: soldiers
  • Keyword: liberty
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Posters -- Specimens.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: War posters, American -- 1939-1945 -- Specimens.
  • Keyword: American heritage
  • Keyword: frostbite
  • Keyword: snow
  • Keyword: wounded soldiers
  • Keyword: American Revolution
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Patriotism -- United States -- Posters -- Specimens.
  • Keyword: U.S. flag
  • Keyword: winter
  • Keyword: militia
  • Keyword: freedom

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Collection

  • Name: World War Two Collection
    Code: WWII
  • Name: World War Poster Collection
    Code: WWPC

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights Access: public

Resource Type

  • Poster

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: Database No. 275
  • Government Documents No.: PR 32.5015:26/2
  • Call Number: Posters WW2 Perlin 1
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2961937
  • OCLC: 54927681
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc425

Note

  • Display Note: "OWI Poster No. 26" "Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C."--Printed at bottom center of poster. "U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943-O-502684" "1261" hand-written on front of poster. Listed in 1943 Monthly Catalog, p. 488.
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: Vidar Latitude
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