Columbia Calls

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Columbia calls--Enlist now for U.S. Army / designed by Frances Adams Halsted ; painted by V. Aderente

LOC Summary

Print shows Columbia holding a flag and a sword while standing on North America on top of a globe. Includes text of a poem by Halsted in the lower right corner.

LOC Contributor Names

Aderente, Vincent, approximately 1880-1941, artist
Halsted, Frances Adams, designer

LOC Created/Published

c1916

LOC Standardized Date

1916

LOC Subject Headings

- World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States
- Columbia (Symbolic character)--1910-1920
- Flags--American--1910-1920

LOC Notes

- Title from item.
- Caption continues: Nearest recruiting station.
- Copyright by Frances Adams Halsted, New York.
- Promotional goal: U.S. J22. 1916.
- Exhibited: "World War I : American Artists View the Great War" in the Graphic Arts Gallery, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., October 2016 - May 2017.

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EEC Source Year

1916

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EEC Index Number

205

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