Keep 'em going! Every bad locomotive is a Prussian soldier.
Title
Keep 'em going! Every bad locomotive is a Prussian soldier.
Creator
Artist Unknown
Description
Poster shows German Emperor Wilhelm II being hunted by a US locomotive. Poster includes quote from Director General of Railroads, William Gibbs McAdoo, to the railroad shopmen at Altoona, Pennsylvania, on September 12, 1918: "Every bad locomotive is a Prussian soldier. Every idle locomotive is working for the Kaiser. Every live locomotive is an American solider. Every moving locomotive is working for Uncle Sam. Let us get on top of the Prussian locomotives and make American soldiers out of them."
Publisher
United States Railroad Administration
Ketterlinus, Philadelphia, Penna.
Date
191x
Subject
Source
Bside B / World War, 1914-1918
Extent
1 broadside / 77 x 51 cm
Identifier
KeepEmGoing.jpg
Format
jpeg
Provenance
Arthur Mooney gift, 1972
Rights
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en
Original Format
Repository
Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, Vermont 05641
Rights Statement
No known copyright. The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
Collection
Citation
Artist Unknown, “Keep 'em going! Every bad locomotive is a Prussian soldier.,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed April 28, 2024, https://www.digitalvermont.org/items/show/2334.