Munissez vous de monnaie! Les Foyers du soldat – Antique 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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Munissez vous de monnaie! Les Foyers du soldat
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Munissez-vous de monnaie!" ("Arm yourself with money!") urges the public to carry coins for donations, and the lettering names the Foyers du Soldat, a French wartime welfare network that ran canteens and recreation rooms where troops could rest, write letters, and buy small comforts. Signed by an artist named Rouffe, the 1916 poster reflects a period when the war had become a long siege and relief charities competed for public money. Its subject headings also list YMCA facilities in France, a reminder that civilian aid groups, including American ones, worked to support soldiers well behind the front.
| Created / published | 1916 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 31 x 49 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Arm yourself with money! Soldiers homes. Signed: Rouffeacute. Promotional goal: Fr. G21. 191- Item is no. 112 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. BYCC · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Military personnel--French. Y.M.C.A.--Facilities--France--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,788 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1557_Munissez_vous_de_monnai_1916 |
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