“Good Luck to the American Soldiers in the Philippines”.
Likely San Francisco, California: c. 1901. 19 x 24 inch lithograph. Much staining and chipping; folded with tears; several tape repairs verso with some residue visible recto; quite attractive, overall good plus. Item #List2860
A broadside lithograph commemorating a soldiers’ service in the Philippine-American war. Images of generals are set in a large blue horseshoe and eagle design over a montage of scenes from the war. In the center is a service form and an empty horseshoe in which, on examples of similar broadsides, the soldiers’ photograph is affixed. The service form certifies that Everett W. Patton enlisted in 1899 and served in the 38th Regiment. Similar broadsides—though with some differences in design—have on the bottom margin a 1901 copyright to Herbert E. Ellsworth and the My Boys Publishing Company, and attribute the lithograph to Sanborn, Vail & Co., both in San Francisco. This margin is missing from this copy. Overall a vivid and attractive piece.
Price: $450.00