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American Lithographic Co. "Whose Limit Is All That He Can "

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09808.02 Author/Creator: American Lithographic Co. Place Written: New York, New York Type: Poster Date: 1917 Pagination: 1 poster Height: 50.9 cm, Width: 40.6 cm Order a Copy

One poster entitled, "Whose Limit Is All That He Can." Text contains a poem attributed to "Observer R.F.C." Displays the difficulty for pilots fighting in France. Suggests that buying bonds will aid the cause during World War I. Illustration is of a French fighter plane shooting down a German fighter.

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