The Y.M.C.A. service for relatives of dangerously wounded / Edgar Wright. – 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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This rare vintage poster captures The Y.M.C.A. service for relatives of dangerously wounded / Edgar Wright. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Y.M.C.A. service for relatives of dangerously wounded / Edgar Wright.
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A 1915 color lithograph by Edgar Wright, this poster announces a Young Men's Christian Association service for the relatives of men dangerously wounded in the war. It addresses the home front directly, at a time when Britain was receiving growing numbers of casualties and families could face long journeys, uncertainty, and little information about loved ones in hospital. The YMCA was one of many voluntary bodies that offered practical help to soldiers and their families, and posters were a common way to reach the people who needed it. The subject headings also point to the war funds that supported this kind of charitable work, which makes the print a useful record of how civilian organizations responded to the war's human costs.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 75 x 100 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | YMCA--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Medical aspects--Great Britain. War casualties--1910-1920. Soldiers--British--1910-1920. War bonds & funds--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,020 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1765_The_YMCA_service_for_re_1915 |
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