Four years in the fight. The women of France we owe them houses of cheer. United War Work Campaign. Y.W.C.A. – Antique Print
(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: Four years in the fight. The women of France we owe them houses of cheer. United War Work Campaign. Y.W.C.A., preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Four years in the fight. The women of France we owe them houses of cheer. United War Work Campaign. Y.W.C.A.
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Its line, "Four years in the fight," counts the war from its 1914 start, and the appeal credits the women of France with the "houses of cheer" that welcomed American servicemen. The poster was issued for the United War Work Campaign, a combined 1918 drive that raised money for several wartime welfare organizations, and this sheet promotes the Young Women's Christian Association. The YWCA ran hostess houses and canteens where troops could rest, write letters, and find some comfort away from the front. The lithograph is signed by L. Jonas, one of the many illustrators who turned wartime fundraising into bold, eye-catching color art.
| Created / published | 1918 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 107 x 73 cm. |
| Notes | Signed: L. Jonas. Promotional goal: U.S. G2. 1918//Fr. F34.J7. 1918. Item is no. 180 234 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. BYC//GM · United States. Army. Signal Corps sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Women--France. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--France. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,776 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1372_Four_years_in_the_fight_1918 |
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