'Liberty and Sailors Manning Artillery' WW-I poster by H. C. Christy, 1917-1918

Name/Title

'Liberty and Sailors Manning Artillery' WW-I poster by H. C. Christy, 1917-1918

Entry/Object ID

1997.278.2

Description

ACC. NO. 97.278.2 SUBJECT CATEGORY: WW-I DATE OR PERIOD: 1917-18 OBJECT: POSTER DESCRIPTION: LITHOGRAPHIC POSTER --- "LIBERTY AND SAILORS MANNING ARTILLERY" --- WITH BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "CLEAR THE WAY," IN RED-COLORED TYPE. SIZE: L 30" X W 20" HISTORY OF OBJECT: WORLD WAR-I BOND POSTER, SIGNED BY THE NOTED ARTIST, "H C CHRISTY." NOTE: AN ORIGINAL IN A COLLECTION OF POSTERS PRESENTED TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL MUSEUM PRIOR TO 1971 AND HERETOFORE NOT DOCUMENTED! ACQUIRED FROM: MS HELEN NORTON ALAMEDA TEACHER 1959 DOCUMENTED: JUNE 14, 1997