[WORLD WAR I]. True Blue. Chicago: E.G. Renesch, 1919.
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$500 -
700
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$953
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Lot Description
[WORLD WAR I]. True Blue. Chicago: E.G. Renesch, 1919.
16 x 20 in. chromolithograph (corner and edge wear incl. some creasing and minimal corner loss, colors vivid and bright).
Recruitment poster showing a family admiring the portrait of the patriarch in uniform hanging over the mantle. The portrait is festooned with American flags and flanked by portraits of George Washington and Woodrow Wilson, a portrait of Lincoln hangs nearby. Over one million African Americans responded to draft calls, and roughly 370,000 African American men were inducted into the army.
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