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Prepared from the source scan: surroundings removed and the sheet levelled where required. The source record remains available below.
The Posters That Went to War · Over There
Hero Land
J. Carl Mueller · Hero Land, Grand Central Palace, New York, 1917
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
A colour lithograph J. Carl Mueller drew in 1917 for Hero Land, printed by the United States Printing & Lithograph Co. of New York, 104 by 70 cm, from the Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
Why it matters
Hero Land was a fundraising event at the Grand Central Palace from 24 November to 12 December 1917, with admission at 50 cents.
What to notice
A crowded historic tableau in full colour, over the dates of the event and the price of admission.
History in costume, at fifty cents a head.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Designer
- J. Carl Mueller
- Printer / house
- The United States Printing & Lithograph Co., New York
- Campaign
- Relief and Welfare
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- Hero Land, Grand Central Palace, New York, 1917
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2002695580 · POS - WWI - US, no. 421 (C size) [P&P]
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-02. Commons licence re-read 2026-11-02 on the Commons mirror of the same LoC scan: Public domain (PD-1923, PD-Layout, PD-US-expired).
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