World War I Posters (PA)

About This Collection

This collection is of World War I era posters of varying size, color and medium pertaining to the U.S. and Pennsylvania. The posters are manufactured for many different businesses, institutions, and government agencies, and the artwork is by famous, obscure and unknown commercial illustrators. Those printed by various federal agencies were intended to generate patriotic fervor in Americans. Disclaimer: The Pennsylvania State Archives provides digital access to a wide variety of historical documents, some of which may be considered offensive by current standards. The Archives does not endorse views expressed in these historical collections, but presents these collections to aid in scholarly research.
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WW 1-Red Cross "The Blind 'Come Back' to Play as Well as Work", additional text on poster, Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and Institute for the Blind
WW 1-Red Cross "The Blind 'Come Back' to Play as Well as Work", additional text on poster, Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and Institute for the Blind
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 28 in. x 41 in.
WW 1-Red Cross "The Disabled Man Who is Profitably Employed is No Longer Handicapped", additional text on poster, Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and Institute for the Blind
WW 1-Red Cross "The Disabled Man Who is Profitably Employed is No Longer Handicapped", additional text on poster, Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and Institute for the Blind
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 28 in. x 41 in.
WW 1-Red Cross "The First Three! Hay, Enright, Gresham, Give till it Hurts-they gave till they died, War Fund Week, One Hundred Million Dollars",
WW 1-Red Cross "The First Three! Hay, Enright, Gresham, Give till it Hurts-they gave till they died, War Fund Week, One Hundred Million Dollars",
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 20 1/2 in. x 27 in.
WW 1-Red Cross "The Greatest Mother in the World"
WW 1-Red Cross "The Greatest Mother in the World"
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 20 in. x 28 in.
WW 1-Red Cross "Universal Membership Week, Red Cross Christmas Roll Call, Dec. 16-23rd"
WW 1-Red Cross "Universal Membership Week, Red Cross Christmas Roll Call, Dec. 16-23rd"
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 8 1/2 in. x 42 in.
WW 1-Red Cross "What are you doing to Help?, Join Your American Red Cross, Subscribing Memberships $2.00 up"
WW 1-Red Cross "What are you doing to Help?, Join Your American Red Cross, Subscribing Memberships $2.00 up"
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 25 in. x 38 in.
WW 1-Red Cross "What can the Blinded Man Do in the World of Commerce and Industry", additional text on poster, Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and Institute for the Blind
WW 1-Red Cross "What can the Blinded Man Do in the World of Commerce and Industry", additional text on poster, Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and Institute for the Blind
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 28 in. x 41 in.
WW 1-Red Cross "What can you do?, Join Our Red Cross, Membership Including Red Cross Magazine $2.00, No Field Service Required"
WW 1-Red Cross "What can you do?, Join Our Red Cross, Membership Including Red Cross Magazine $2.00, No Field Service Required"
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 28 in. x 43 in.
WW 1-Red Cross "With Compass and T-Square", additional text on poster, Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and Institute for the Blind
WW 1-Red Cross "With Compass and T-Square", additional text on poster, Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and Institute for the Blind
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 28 in. x 41 in.
WW 1-Salvation Army, "A Man May Be Down But He's Never Out!, Home Service Fund Campaign, Salvation Army, May 19-26, 1919"
WW 1-Salvation Army, "A Man May Be Down But He's Never Out!, Home Service Fund Campaign, Salvation Army, May 19-26, 1919"
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 30 in. x 40 in.
WW 1-Travel, Foreign, Belgian, "1915 Tilburg 1917, La Fraternell Belge", additional text on poster, No. 21.5
WW 1-Travel, Foreign, Belgian, "1915 Tilburg 1917, La Fraternell Belge", additional text on poster, No. 21.5
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 31 in. x 44 in.
WW 1-Travel, Foreign, French, Paris to London "Chemins De Fer De L'Etat Et De Brighton", additional text on poster
WW 1-Travel, Foreign, French, Paris to London "Chemins De Fer De L'Etat Et De Brighton", additional text on poster
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 30 in. x 41 in.
WW 1-Travel, Foreign "Penzance in the Cornish Riviera, Associated British and Irish Railways Inc. 9, Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y.", additional text on poster
WW 1-Travel, Foreign "Penzance in the Cornish Riviera, Associated British and Irish Railways Inc. 9, Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y.", additional text on poster
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 26 in. x 40 in.
WW 1-Travel, Foreign, South African Union-Castle Line, additional text on poster
WW 1-Travel, Foreign, South African Union-Castle Line, additional text on poster
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 25 in. x 40 in.
WW 1-United War Work Campaign "A Club Dinner, The Spirit of War Camp Community Service", No. 4C
WW 1-United War Work Campaign "A Club Dinner, The Spirit of War Camp Community Service", No. 4C
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 20 in. x 30 in.
WW 1-United War Work Campaign "Barbarism Versus Civilization", additional text on poster, Fundraising Sixth District of Penna.
WW 1-United War Work Campaign "Barbarism Versus Civilization", additional text on poster, Fundraising Sixth District of Penna.
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original size: 22 in. x 32 in.
WW 1-United War Work Campaign "Cablegram from Pershing, 8/21/18", additional text on poster
WW 1-United War Work Campaign "Cablegram from Pershing, 8/21/18", additional text on poster
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 21 in. x 14 in.
WW 1-United War Work Campaign "Civilians When we go through this we need all the help and comfort you can give", additional text on poster, The Jewish Welfare Board
WW 1-United War Work Campaign "Civilians When we go through this we need all the help and comfort you can give", additional text on poster, The Jewish Welfare Board
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 22 in. x 31 in.
WW 1-United War Work Campaign "Every Girl Pulling for Victory, Victory Girls United War Work Campaign"
WW 1-United War Work Campaign "Every Girl Pulling for Victory, Victory Girls United War Work Campaign"
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 22 in. x 28 in.
WW 1-United War Work Campaign "For Your Boy, United War Work Campaingn", Y.M.C.A.
WW 1-United War Work Campaign "For Your Boy, United War Work Campaingn", Y.M.C.A.
World War, 1914-1918—Posters
Original Size: 20 in. x 30 in.