Give! and heal / W.S. Johnston Coy Limited Toronto. – 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.)
Description
Step back in time with Give! and heal / W.S. Johnston Coy Limited Toronto., a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Give! and heal / W.S. Johnston Coy Limited Toronto.
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This Toronto poster is built around a single date, Thursday, October 19, 1916, when readers were asked to give to the British Red Cross for its "stricken defenders on all the battle fronts." The phrase points to the wounded and sick soldiers the appeal had in mind, at a time when the heavy fighting on the Somme that summer had filled hospitals with casualties. Printed in color lithography by the W.S. Johnston Company of Toronto, it shows how Canadian relief drives became part of everyday home-front life during the war.
| Created / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 98 x 68 cm. |
| Notes | Text continues: The British Red Cross asks your help now. Give on our day Thursday Oct. 19th for your stricken defenders on all the battle fronts. Title from item. · 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 | 1388_Give_and_heal_WS_John_1916 |
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