Be Ready! Keep Him Smiling, United War Work Campaign poster – Vintage Poster
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This rare vintage poster captures Be Ready! Keep Him Smiling, United War Work Campaign poster in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Be Ready! Keep Him Smiling, United War Work Campaign poster
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Be Ready! Keep Him Smiling" asks the viewer to support American servicemen's morale, with the household's contribution framed as keeping a soldier's spirits up. The United War Work Campaign pooled the fundraising of several wartime charities, including the YMCA, YWCA, Salvation Army, and Red Cross, into one appeal. Its major national drive took place in November 1918, so a poster dated 1917 likely reflects earlier planning or the groundwork for that joint effort. Such posters were a common way to turn civilian giving into a sense of personal duty toward the troops.
| Original scan | 4,550 × 3,665 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221527 |
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