Renesch Company, (fl. 1919) True Blue
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09644 Author/Creator: Renesch Company, (fl. 1919) Place Written: s.l. Type: Poster Date: 1919 Pagination: 1 poster ; 51.8 x 39.7 cm. Order a Copy
"Uplift" poster sold to African American families with relatives in the service during World War I. This poster features a family with a young girl, a young boy, a baby and the wife, looking at a fireplace and mantle. Above the mantle is a picture of a soldier surrounded by pictures of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Woodrow Wilson. There is also a small banner with a blue star on a white field bordered in red hanging in a window visible in the background. The caption on the bottom declares "True Blue".
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