Poster
Pvt. Treptow's Pledge
| Poster featuring an illustration of a soldier, lying dead. Poster text reads: "Straight from the Trenches. Originated and produced for the Liberty Loan Committee entirely by members of the American Expeditionary Force. Pvt. Treptow's Pledge. He had almost reached his goal when a machine gun dropped him. In a pocket of his blouse they found his pledge: " I will fight cheerfully and do my utmost as if the whole issue of the struggle depended on me alone. " You who are not called upon to die - Subscribe to the Fourth Liberty Loan. " |
| Image ID: | 131022 |
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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) J4c.3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 20 x 30.5 inches |
| Sketch by C. Leroy Baldridge, Pvt., Inf. (Stars and Stripes). Story from "Stars and Stripes," official publication of the A.E.F. Number F.303 in a series. Printed and donated by Robert Gair Company, Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| Fund raising |
| Soldiers |
| War casualties |
| War posters |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| Dead |
| Propaganda |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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