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Forging the Weapons of War
Shipyard cranes, drawn by Joseph Pennell.
What
A 1918 colour lithograph for the official United States war film Forging the Weapons of War, signed "Ioseph Pennell del." and printed by Ketterlinus of Philadelphia.
Why
The Committee on Public Information made films and posters to bring the home front behind the First World War.
Notice
Cranes rise over a shipyard; Pennell drew industry the way other artists drew cathedrals.
“Industry as the front line”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- Forging the Weapons of War (1918)
- Country / studio
- United States · Committee on Public Information
- Designer
- Joseph Pennell
- Printer / stone
- Ketterlinus, Philadelphia
- Format
- Other
- Poster published
- U.S. government film poster, 1918
- Source
- Library of Congress
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
