Achetez le timbre antituberculeux – 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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A window into the past: Achetez le timbre antituberculeux, preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Achetez le timbre antituberculeux
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A French call to buy anti-tuberculosis stamps, this 1917 color lithograph asks the public to support the fight against a disease that spread widely during the war. Tuberculosis rates climbed as hunger, crowding and overwork weakened civilians, and the poster pairs its appeal with nurses and playing children, the people most affected by the illness and its care. The print is signed "Vilaá." Stamp sales like this were a common way to raise money for sanatoriums and treatment programs in wartime Europe.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 80 x 60 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Buy the tuberculosis stamp. Signed: Vilaacute. Promotional goal: Fr. G32. 1917. Item is no. 215 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. BZ · Canada Food Board funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | Tuberculosis--1910-1920. Nurses--France--1910-1920. Children playing--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Medical aspects--French. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,773 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 515_Achetez_le_timbre_antit_1917 |
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