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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
U.S. Official War Pictures
Louis D. Fancher (1884-1944) · U.S. Official War Pictures, 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 Louis D. Fancher drew in 1917 for the U.S. official war pictures, 100 by 71 cm.
Why it matters
The official war pictures took the war to the picture houses at home, and the sheet carries the words Pro Patria.
What to notice
The silhouette of a soldier operating a motion picture camera.
A soldier who shoots with a camera.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Designer
- Louis D. Fancher (1884-1944)
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- U.S. Official War Pictures, 1917
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2002709067 · POS - US .F37, no. 1 (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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