Help him - to live right, to fight nobly, to face peril courageously Put the word of God in his pocket - and in his heart / Mabel Halsey Woodrow 7-18. – Historic Print
![Help him - to live right, to fight nobly, to face peril courageously Put the word of God in his pocket - and in his heart / Mabel Halsey Woodrow 7-18., Philadelphia : [19]18. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/03/0367452b8bac-L.webp)
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Help him - to live right, to fight nobly, to face peril courageously Put the word of God in his pocket - and in his heart / Mabel Halsey Woodrow 7-18.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Help him - to live right, to fight nobly, to face peril courageously Put the word of God in his pocket - and in his heart / Mabel Halsey Woodrow 7-18.
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The text across the top asks readers to help a young soldier live rightly, fight nobly, and face danger with courage, and to put "the word of God in his pocket and in his heart." Issued in Philadelphia in 1918 by the Business Men's War Council of the Pocket Testament League, it belongs to a wave of wartime campaigns that placed small Testaments in the hands of American troops. The design is credited to Mabel Halsey Woodrow, and its bold color and direct appeal show how religious groups used commercial poster art to rally civilians at home.
| Created / published | Philadelphia : [19]18. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Business men's War Council of the Pocket Testament League, Inc., Philadelphia. Promotional goal: U.S. F34.J2. 1918. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Religious aspects. Soldiers--1910-1920. Reading--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,164 × 1,459 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219197 |
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