Abraham Lincoln Battalion

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.450

Object Name

Poster, Political

Date

1937

Files

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Description

Front: Artistic rendition of a green mounted gun on wheels. Above and below is text in pink. Back: Ten punchable coupons. Each for a different product. Geometric design with several different fonts. The corners of each are pink.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Provided: (green Maxim Gun with red 3-pointed star). This poster was issued by the only largely U.S. battalion in the International Brigade. Its members came from the U.S., Canada, the Irish Free State, Chileans who were part of the Chilean Workers Club of New York and others. The Connolly Column was composed of Irish Republican Army members and fought as part of the Lincoln Brigade.

Dimensions

11 1/2 x 8 1/4"

Keywords

International Brigade, Lincoln Brigade

Recommended Citation

"Abraham Lincoln Battalion" (1937). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.450.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1385