File:The Great Rapprochement.jpg

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Summary

Description

This poster was used for the promotion of the United States and Great Britain Industrial Exposition in the late 19th century (1899-1900).

Shows Columbia and Britannia in the background holding flags (under the eagle and lion), and Uncle Sam and John Bull in the foreground clasping hands.

Text

A Union in the Interest of

Humanity--Civilization

--Freedom--

and Peace for all Time

Industry Wealth Food Commerce

Resources Integrity Valor

English Tongue Kindred Interests

Colonial Success Chivalry Invincibility

In the roundels near the bottom, the recent American naval victories of Manila and Santiago de Cuba are compared to the classic British/English naval victories of Trafalgar and the Spanish Armada.

The Union Jack shown at upper right has some of the flaws described at File:Incorrect flag of UK.svg...

Date

1898

Source

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3f05745/

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/99472459/

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	16:06, 18 January 2015		2,157 × 3,000 (1.17 MB)	AnonMoos	larger and more detailed based on Library of Congress TIFF
	22:00, 10 February 2007		574 × 766 (107 KB)	Hamiltonl	This poster was used for the promotion of the United States and Great Britain Industrial Exposition in the late 19th century.