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5p1033 SHALL OUR TRANSPORTS SINK linen 28x42 WWI war poster 1917 7,000 firemen needed now, very rare!

Date Sold 12/19/2023

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An Original Vintage Linenbacked World War I Poster (measures 28" x 42" [71 x 107 cm]) (Learn More)

Shall Our Transports Sink?, the circa 1917 U.S. World War I (WWI) Home Front military recruitment poster ("Shall Uncle Sam's Navy suffer our soldiers going "over there" on our transports to sink for lack of firemen. 7000 needed now!") encouraging men to join the United States Navy.
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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster was never folded, but it had some creases and scuffs scattered throughout the image. It had some pinholes, tears, and paper loss around the edges, extending into the borders in a few areas. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects.
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