1797 Old Ironsides U.S. Frigate Constitution 1927
A colour print of the sailing frigate U.S.S. Constitution under full sail on a rough sea, with two other ships behind and a U.S. flag at the stern. The printed caption reads '1797 Old Ironsides U.S. Frigate Constitution 1927'. There is no slogan; the technique is faint, and the closest is transfer, attaching the old ship's prestige to the fund named in the imprint.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1927
- Period
- Interwar
- Made by
- National Committee "Save Old Ironsides" Fund; painting by Gordon Grant
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Mixed
- Regime
- Coolidge Administration
- Leader
- Calvin Coolidge
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Commemorate
- Theme
- War and the military
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
Gordon Grant; National Committee Save Old Ironsides Fund. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1447 (NAID 515110).
Text on the object
1797-"Old Ironsides" U.S. Frigate Constitution-1927. [signature: Gordon Grant 1927] [imprint: © 1927 BY G.G. U.S.P. & L. CO.] [imprint: REPRODUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING BY GORDON GRANT BY DIRECTION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE "SAVE OLD IRONSIDES" FUND, UNDER AUTHORITY GRANTED BY ACT OF CONGRESS. COPYRIGHTED AND ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.]
