Emprunt National. Socieacuteteacute Geacuteneacuteral – Historic 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Emprunt National. Socieacuteteacute Geacuteneacuteral. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Emprunt National. Socieacuteteacute Geacuteneacuteral
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Printed as a color lithograph in 1920, this French poster promotes the Emprunt National, a government loan drive that invited citizens to buy bonds to help pay for France's postwar recovery. Lucien Métivet, a Parisian illustrator and caricaturist, signed the design, and the name Société Générale appears beside the loan's title. The subject headings link the poster to war relief and to the idea of victory, reflecting how France was still financing the costs of the war after the armistice.
| Created / published | 1920 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 119 x 79 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: National Loan. Socieacuteteacute Geacuteneacuteral. Signed: Lucien Meacutetivet 1920. Promotional goal: Fr. J8. 1920. Item is no. 56 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. AAR · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | War relief--France--1910. Victories--1920. War bonds & funds--France--1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,786 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1341_Emprunt_National_Sociea_1920 |
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