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Renesch, E. G. (fl. 1917-1918) Colored man is no slacker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06134 Author/Creator: Renesch, E. G. (fl. 1917-1918) Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Poster Date: 1918 Pagination: 1 print : col. ; 50 x 40.9 cm. Order a Copy

Depicts an African American World War I infantryman parting with a woman in a blue dress. In the background, African American soldiers march; one soldier carries a United States flag. The couple stands on a walkway surrounded by flowers.

E.G. Renesch was a Chicago firm that specialized in chromolithographs of military and patriotic scenes.

Renesch, E.G. (Edward George), 1879-?

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