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Title: Over there - U.S. Navy
Contributor: Sterner, Albert, 1863-1946 (Creator)
Publication Information: N. Y. : American Lithographic Co
Contributing Institution: San José State University, Special Collections and Archives
Collection: Charles B. Burdick War Poster Collection
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives Department. http://library.sjsu.edu/sjsu-special-collections/sjsu-special-collections-and-archives
Description: Naval recruitment poster depicting a battle ready Columbia pointing the way for a sailor with her right hand while her left hand rests on a sword. The sailor is holding onto a flag pole while the flag waves amid a stormy atmosphere. A row of battleships is seen in the background.
Scanned from a positive transparency. Columbia is a poetic name for the Americas and the feminine personification of the United States of America. She fell out of use after the World Wars and was replaced by Lady Liberty.
Microtek Scanmaker 1000XL, 600 dpi TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color. Auto Level image processing applied and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS3.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
59 X 40 in.
Identifier: islandora:17_12
filename: ww_post_017
oclc: 666951953
islandora: 17_12
Language: English
Subject: Navies
Posters
Recruiting and enlistment
Sailors
World War, 1914-1918
Time Period: World War I
Relation: Charles B. Burdick War Poster Collection

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