"Illinois. 1818 Centennial 1918." Vintage Poster by Willy Sesser, 1918

This is a very scarce WWI Work Relief Fund poster featuring the Harvard Radios competing against the Princeton Aviators. The game, held on November 23, 1918, was a benefit football game to raise money for the war effort. The poster dynamically depicts two football players mid-action. Below, the names of the teams are printed in yellow, with the date, location of the game, and ticket information printed in contrasting white. The United War Work Campaign’s logo is printed at bottom center. The logo is composed of a black star and the number 7, with the text “United War Work Campaign” encircling the star in a yellow ring. The poster was illustrated by the artist J. Liello. His signature is printed in stone, visible on the left side of the composition. The following was written about the match in the November 23, 1918 issue of The New York Times: “Today marks the climax of the most irregular football season the gridiron sport has ever known… Here in New York there will be an unusually attractive football bill. First of all the war fund benefit at the Polo Grounds...

This is very scarce WWI recruiting poster for the Army Air Service. The poster dramatically features a two-man open cockpit biplane with American and French markings flying against a red sky background. In the foreground, two uniformed spotters look on. The poster reads "Join the Air Service...

Original vintage railway travel poster for The Beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast All sports All year Biloxi Gulfport Pass Christian 12 hours from Chicago 17 hours from St Louis Panama Limited Illinois...

Artist: Romberg Maurice de Vaucourbeil (1862-1943) Title : Compagnie Algérienne – Souscrivez – Emprunt de la Libération Date: 1918 Size (w x h): 30.5 x 46.5 in / 77.5 x 118 cm Printe...