Poster
Object number2010.39.126
Lithographer
Edwards and Deutsch Lithograph Company
Date1918
OriginChicago, IL
Mediumpaper; ink
Credit LineTransfer from Steel Industry Heritage Corporation
DescriptionRectangular full-color printed poster. Top has text with liberty loan information and image of a flag with red border and four vertical blue lines in center with white background. Rest of the poster has numbered slots (1-100) for writing names.Dimensions26.875 x 19.5 in. (68.3 x 49.5 cm)InscriptionsText at top "HONOR ROLL / THE FOLLOWING PATRIOTIC MEN AND WOMEN / IN THIS ORGANIZATION HAVE BOUGHT BONDS OF THE / 4th LIBERTY LOAN".
Rest of the poster has numbered slots (1-100) for writing names.
MarksText on lower right edge "EDWARDS & DEUTSCH LITHO CO, CHICAGO".
Historical NotesOn September 28, 1918, Fourth Liberty Loan offered $6 billion in bonds at 4.25 percent. Part of a collection related to the Schofer family of Mt. Washington. Carl Schofer, who emigrated from Germany in the mid-1800s, was a highly skilled fresco artist. After buying a house on Mount Washington, he taught his son, Erwin, the business. When Carl died, Erwin inherited the family business. Due to the Great Depression and Erwin’s struggles with alcoholism he lost the business. During the Works Progress Administration (WPA) he was hired as the lead painting contractor for the county. Later in life he taught art at the Connelly Skill Learning Center. He died in 1955.
Related person
Carl T. Schofer
(1860 - 1920)
Related person
Erwin Schofer
(died 1955)
On View
Not on view
1990
