The Equitable Trust Company of New York. Emprunt National 5% 1920. Souscrivez! – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare vintage poster captures The Equitable Trust Company of New York. Emprunt National 5% 1920. Souscrivez! in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Equitable Trust Company of New York. Emprunt National 5% 1920. Souscrivez!
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Printed in French under the name of a New York bank, this 1920 lithograph asks readers to subscribe to a 5 percent French national loan. The Equitable Trust Company of New York's name at the top suggests the poster was meant to reach American investors as well as French ones. After the First World War, France faced heavy costs for rebuilding devastated regions and caring for veterans and families, and public borrowing was one way to pay for it. The poster's imagery of soldiers, families and war relief ties that financial appeal to the human cost of the conflict.
| Created / published | 1920 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 120 x 81 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: The Equitable Trust Company of New York. 5% National Loan [of] 1920. Subscribe! Signed: L. Jonas. Purchase 1986. Promotional goal: Fr. J8. 1920. Item is no. 43 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. AAR · Stenberg Vladimir Avgustovich 1899- artist. |
| Subjects | War relief--American--France--1920. Soldiers--American--France--1920. Families--France.--1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--France. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 608 × 892 px |
| Reference | 645_The_Equitable_Trust_Com_1920.tif-S |
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