Refugees in Russia – Historic Print
![Refugees in Russia, [1916 or 1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/39/39911a76c489-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with Refugees in Russia, a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Refugees in Russia
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Few wartime posters asked Americans to help a population most of them would never see, but *Refugees in Russia* does just that. Issued by the International Reconstruction League of New York, it appeals for aid to civilians uprooted by the fighting on the eastern front, where the German and Austro-Hungarian advances of 1915 drove large numbers of people from their homes. The poster probably dates to 1916 or 1917, just before the United States entered the war, when American charities were already mobilizing for Europe. Its halftone reproduction and letterpress text reflect the mix of pictorial reporting and direct solicitation common to wartime relief material.
| Created / published | [1916 or 1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone with letterpress. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Halftone photomechanical prints 1910-1920.Letterpress works 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Issued(?) by: International Reconstruction League, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Refugees--Russian. World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Russia. War relief--American--Russia--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,791 × 4,725 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1052_Refugees_in_Russia_1916 |
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