File:Poster, The Ships are Coming, 1917 (CH 18612743-2).jpg

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English: Poster, The Ships are Coming, 1917   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Poster, The Ships are Coming, 1917
Description
English: An eagle takes up a large portion of the top half of the poster. The eagle is mid flight but appears to be reacting to something because its claws are in a defensive position. The eagle is flying over a shipping yard, with a city in the background. A red sun appears at the horizon. Text at bottom: THE SHIPS ARE COMING / United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation .
Date 1917
date QS:P571,+1917-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 76.4 × 51.1 cm (30 1/16 × 20 1/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1949-108-11
Credit line Gift of Louise Clémencon
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  • Type: poster
  • Inscribed: Bottom left: Forbes Boston

Bottom center: Issued by publications section emergency fleet corporation Philadelphia PA.

  • Period: World War II
  • Country: United States
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