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6g0130 FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY 28x42 WWI war poster 1917 soldiers demonstrating rifles, rare!

Date Sold 4/11/2024
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An Original Vintage Unfolded World War I Poster (measures 28" x 42 1/4" [71 x 107 cm]) (Learn More)

The Father Of Our Country, the 1917 U.S. World War I (WWI) recruitment poster ("The father of our country appealed for soldiers as follows"; "To all brave, healthy, able bodied, and well disposed young men"; "Do as our forefathers did in 1776 Enlist"; "Army recruiting office"; "Open day and night") reminding men that their forefathers enlisted and urging them to do the same. Note that this poster features art of Continental Army soldiers demonstrating the handling of a rifle.
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Important Added Info: Note that we have only auctioned three examples of this rare poster in all our years of auctioning (there was another version that measures 16" x 22" but this is only the third example of this poster that measures 28" x 42"!).

Condition: good to very good. The poster was never folded. It has a few tears of varying lengths around the edges (some are large). It is otherwise in generally nice condition.
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