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The Yanks Are Coming
- Creator:
- David L. Wolper, American Heritage Publishing Company
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1963
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 36 in x 24 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.1928
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This poster is an advertisement for the documentary "The Yanks Are Coming" to be shown on ABC-TV on April 22 from 8-9:00 pm E.T. The documentary was about American involvement in World War I. A soldier standing in uniform holding his weapon is in the center foreground with planes engaged in battle shown above and behind him. Soldiers lying on the ground engaged in battle and other scenes surround the soldier. Text above the illustration reads, "The war they stood in line to fight." The sponsor name and title are printed below the illustration. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
