URL: https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/40824 Collection Structure Poster collection > Cover design of the book of the hour: The Defenders of Democracy, to be sold by the Militia of Mercy for the benefit of the needy families of our soldiers of the sea ... Item Title Cover design of the book of the hour: The Defenders of Democracy, to be sold by the Militia of Mercy for the benefit of the needy families of our soldiers of the sea ... Collection Title Poster collection Artist Leftwich-Dodge, William de Issuing Body Militia of Mercy Publisher Otis Lithograph Co. Date Created 1917/1918? Description Wounded sailor and soldier facing each other and clasping the same sword, with nurse looking over. Subject(s) Charities World War, 1914-1918 Militia of Mercy Social aspects Family relationships Defenders of Democracy United States Military social work Naval militia Soldiers Language(s) English Country of Origin United States Place Published Cleveland, Ohio, United States Country of Origin United States Dimensions Overall: 21 x 14 in. (53.3 x 35.6 cm) Format Poster Medium political posters Color color Color color Hoover ID Poster US 698 Record Number XX343.31200 Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km Rights No known restrictions.