First Day of Summer Summer Solstice

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The summer solstice, First Day of Summer occurs exactly when the Earth's axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun. Though the summer solstice is an instant in time, the term is used colloquially to refer to the day on which it occurs.

The summer solstice occurs some time between June 20 and June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, most have held a recognition involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time.

The word solstice derives from Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still).

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Memorial Day Honor the brave May 30, 1917

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Title: Honor the brave, Memorial Day, May 30, 1917. Date Created / Published: 1917. Medium: 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 65 x 101 cm. Summary: Poster showing boys with fife and drum leading a parade of veterans and soldiers. Reproduction Number: LC-USZC4-6266 (color film copy transparency)

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Call Number: POS - WWI - US, no. 410 (C size) [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

Notes: In memory of American soldiers of the wars of 1775-1783, 1812-1814, 1846-1847, 1861-1865, 1898. Monogram unidentified. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.

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Subjects: Memorial Day--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Parades & processions--1910-1920. Veterans--1910-1920. Soldiers--1910-1920.

Format: Lithographs--Color--1910-1920. War posters--American--1910-1920. Collections: Posters: World War I Posters.

About the World War I Posters - During World War I, the impact of the poster as a means of communication was greater than at any other time during history. The ability of posters to inspire, inform, and persuade combined with vibrant design trends in many of the participating countries to produce thousands of interesting visual works. The Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division makes available online approximately 1,900 posters created between 1914 and 1920. Most relate directly to the war.