Alsace-Lorraine: President Wilson's address to Congress, January 8, 1918: The wrong done to France by Prussia in 1871 in the matter of Alsace-Lorraine, which has unsettled the peace of the world for nearly fifty years, should be righted in order that peace may once more be made secure in the interest of all

Item — Item: wwp00037

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: 1914-1945

Creator

Henner, Jean-Jacques (Artist, Person)

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

34 x 49 in.

Note

Poster showing a reproduction of a painting with personification of Alsace as a young Alsatian woman in mourning. Poster art by J.J. Henner. Poster contains excerpts of speeches about Alsace-Lorraine by President Wilson and the representatives of Alsace-Lorraine and lists representatives of Alsace-Lorraine. Printed: New York: Alco-Gravure, [n.d]. Reference Number: wwp00037