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Flagg, James Montgomery Side by side - Britannia! Britain's Day Dec. 7th 1918

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09548 Author/Creator: Flagg, James Montgomery Place Written: s.l. Type: Poster Date: 1918 Pagination: 1 poster ; 76.3 x 50.5 cm. Order a Copy

Printed by American Lithographic Co. N.Y. Shows Uncle Sam arm in arm with the representative of Britain, Lady Liberty, closely followed by Britain's lion and the eagle of the US. The poster advertises December 7, 1918 as a special days of celebration of American and British unity in the war effort.

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