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Night battle scene: a Black soldier in khaki confronts troops in gray spiked helmets, with fallen men and a moon overhead.

Our Colored Heroes

A chromolithographic poster showing a night battle in a wooded clearing under a bright moon. A Black American soldier in khaki strikes out at troops in gray uniforms with spiked helmets, while fallen men lie across the grass and an American flag flies behind. A cream text panel at lower left reads "Honored as Heroes."

Artist
E. G. Renesch
Date
1918
Medium
Chromolithograph on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
4000 × 3205 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1918).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Nuestros héroes de color, litografía cromática de 1918

Un cartel cromolitográfico que muestra una batalla nocturna en un claro boscoso bajo una luna brillante. Un soldado afroamericano de uniforme caqui se enfrenta a tropas con uniformes grises y cascos puntiagudos, mientras hombres caídos yacen sobre la hierba y una bandera estadounidense ondea detrás. Un panel de texto crema en la parte inferior izquierda dice «Honored as Heroes».

Português: Nossos heróis de cor, cromolitografia de 1918

Um cartaz cromolitográfico mostra uma batalha noturna em uma clareira arborizada sob uma lua brilhante. Um soldado afro-americano de uniforme cáqui enfrenta tropas de uniformes cinzentos e capacetes pontiagudos, enquanto homens caídos jazem na grama e uma bandeira americana tremula ao fundo. Um painel de texto creme no canto inferior esquerdo traz a frase «Honored as Heroes».

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