Fig. 7. Christy's 1917 poster depicts a modernized goddess
of liberty, urging the public to fight or help finance America's
war effort. Designed for the April 1918 Third Liberty Loan
campaign, this poster became a significant tool in a stagger-
ing nationwide effort to compel Americans to do their part
in the war.
Fig. 6. In the early 1900s, the Bobbs-Merrill Company of
Indianapolis published numerous books featuring Christy's
illustrations. This advertisement from the December 1906
edition of The Bookman reflects the public's increasing
infatuation with the "Christy Girl."
Fig. 8. According to the federal government, these posters
prompted over 25,000 men to enlist. This example is one of
two versions of Christy's 1918 posters titled Gee!! I Wish I
Were a Man—I'd Join the Navy.
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Fig. 5. Christy's 1898 sketch of Col. Theodore Roosevelt
advertises Roosevelt's harrowing account of the Rough
Riders during the Spanish-America War for the January
1899 Scribner 's magazine. Christy claimed to have
encouraged the colonel to submit his memoirs to Scribner's.
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