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World War I-era German propaganda postcard

  • Circa 1918

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World War I-era German propaganda postcard featuring an illustration of a German U-9 U-Boat surfacing. In the waves feature the phrase "Zeichnet werbt". The image was likely created to encourage enlistment or support for the German war effort during the U-boat campaigns.

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  • 9 cm W x 14 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series IV. Photographic Materials
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  • Box 20

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Walch, T. “World War I-Era German Propaganda Postcard,” circa 1918. Papers of Max Bredig, Box 20. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/i2htjy8.

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