Why Germany wants peace, , 1918

Item — Item: wwp00036

Identifier: Subseries 1.5:

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Subseries

From the Item:

This subseries has miscellaneous posters of war poetry, propaganda against Germany, and speeches by President Wilson on the justification for war and the contested territory of Alsace-Lorraine.

Dates

Creation: 1918

Creator

United States. Committee on Public Information (Creator, Organization)
C.S. Hammond & Company (Creator, Organization)

Languages

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English and French.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 330 posters

Additional Description

Dimensions

20.5 x 30.5 in.

Note

Poster showing a map of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East and highlighting areas occupied by Germany and the Central Powers. "The Pan-German Plan" is shown in red. With the text: "Every American ought to know why we entered this war. Every American ought to know why this conflict must continue until our aims are achieved. The publications listed below will give you this information". Below the map is a list of the publications of the Committee on Public Information, in four series: I. Red, White, and Blue Series-- II. War Information Series-- III. Loyalty Leaflets-- IV. Official Bulletins. Map illustration by C.S. Hammond & Co., N.Y. Printed Washington, DC: Publications of the Committee on Public Information, 1918. Reference Number: wwp00036