Columbia calls / Enlist now for U.S. Army, 1917
- Collection Name:
- Broadside Collection - World War I
- Title:
- Columbia calls / Enlist now for U.S. Army, 1917
- Creator:
- Aderente, Vincent, 1880-1941
Halsted, Frances Adams, 1873-1951 - Creator Role:
- Designer
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1988.504.18
- Object ID:
- 1988.504.18
- Date:
- 1917
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 poster : lithograph, color ; 40" x 30" ; Mat: 44" x 34"
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- World War I U.S. Army recruitment poster designed by Frances Adams Halsted and created by Vincent Aderente. The poster depicts a woman "Columbia" holding an American flag and sword while standing on a globe showing North America. A poem titled "Columbia Calls" by Halsted is in the lower right corner. "State Armory Concord, N.H." has been written on the globe.
- Subjects:
- World War, 1914-1918 , World War, 1914-1918--Posters , War posters , Recruiting and enlistment , Poetry , Flags , Women , Columbia (Symbolic character) , United States. Army--Recruitment, enlistment, etc.
- Locations:
- Concord, NH
United States - Organizations:
- United States. Army
- Terms of Use:
- For permission to reproduce or publish this item, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Users are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society collection.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- HC/4 - Flat File - Drawer 8
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