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Lot 306
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$500 -
700
Price Realized
$635
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[WORLD WAR I]. Colored Man is No Slacker. Chicago: E.G. Renesch, 1918.
16 x 19 3/4 in. (light corner and edge wear, colors vivid and bright).
Recruitment poster encouraging the enlistment of African American men in the US Army during World War I. Background features an African American infantry unit marching with a 42-star flag. A new recruit bids his wife farewell.