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WWI Army Recruiting Poster - “Columbia Calls"

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
WWI Army Recruiting Poster - “Columbia Calls
<B>WWI Army Recruiting Poster - “Columbia Calls - Enlist Now for U. S. Army”</B></I>. 27.25” x 38.75”, color lithograph, copyright 1916, designed by Frances Adams Halsted, painted by Vincent Aderente. A wonderfully evocative poster featuring lady Columbia standing atop the world proudly holding the American flag in one hand and a sword in the other. Frances Halsted provides a six-stanza poem: “Awake! Ye men from dreams of Peace - Nor sleep when danger’s near, But fling Old Glory to the breeze - There are no cowards here!...”. The poster has a few tears repaired with tape on the verso, with a few smaller splits along the edges and appears to have been trimmed along the right edge (easily concealed when framed). Otherwise, a colorful poster in very good condition.<BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Large (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)