How can you cheer for the boys when they come home if you have neither fought nor paid. Subscribe now to the Canadian Patriotic Fund – Vintage Wall Art
(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 How can you cheer for the boys when they come home if you have neither fought nor paid. Subscribe now to the Canadian Patriotic Fund. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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This text-only lithograph contains no image at all, relying entirely on its headline: "How can you cheer for the boys when they come home if you have neither fought nor paid." That challenge reflects the moral pressure of 1915, when Canadians were expected to show support for the war effort beyond applause. The Canadian Patriotic Fund, established in 1914, collected private donations to support the families of men serving overseas, so the poster asks viewers to contribute money as a form of service. Its plain wording and lack of illustration made the appeal direct, aimed at anyone who could give but had not yet done so.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 69 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. No. 4. Poster is text only. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Canada. War bonds & funds--Canada--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 5,079 × 6,305 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1423_How_can_you_cheer_for_t_1915 |
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