Poster
Let Us Highly Resolve That These Dead Shall Not Have Died In Vain
| Poster memorializing the American casualties of the sinking of the Tuscania. Included are four photographs from the funerary procession. These are titled Survivors of the Transport Tuscania Among Mourners at Funeral of Victims; At the Graves of American Soldiers Who Perished in Tuscania Sinking; Funeral Procession Passing Through Streets of Little Scotch Village; Reading the Funeral Service at Burial of Victims of German Torpedo. Poster text reads: Let Us Highly Resolve That These Dead Shall Not Have Died In Vain. On February 5, 1918, the transport Tuscania, carrying American soldiers to the battle line in France, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. In the disaster, 101 brave Americans lost their lives. Our answer must be service and sacrifice until victory is won |
| Image ID: | 130856 |
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| Creation Date: | 1918 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | World War I posters, circa 1914-circa 1918 |
| Genre: | Poster |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6030 (7) G2.7 |
| Original Dimensions: | 20.5 x 27 inches |
| Issued by Connecticut State Council of Defense. |
| Funeral rites and ceremonies |
| War casualties |
| War memorials |
| War posters |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| Outdoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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