Lest we perish Campaign for $30000000 American Committee for Relief in the Near East Armenia - Greece - Syria - Persia One Madison Ave. New York Cleveland H. Dodge Treasurer. – Historic Print
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Step back in time with Lest we perish Campaign for $30000000 American Committee for Relief in the Near East Armenia - Greece - Syria - Persia One Madison Ave. New York Cleveland H. Dodge Treasurer., a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Lest we perish Campaign for $30000000 American Committee for Relief in the Near East Armenia - Greece - Syria - Persia One Madison Ave. New York Cleveland H. Dodge Treasurer.
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Few wartime posters name a dollar goal as plainly as this one: a $30,000,000 campaign on behalf of the American Committee for Relief in the Near East, with the aid aimed at Armenia, Greece, Syria, and Persia. The 1918 appeal was produced under the Committee on Public Information's Division of Pictorial Publicity, the federal office that commissioned posters for wartime causes. The phrase "Lest we perish" was a direct plea to American donors, who were being asked to help survivors of the violence and famine in the Ottoman Empire during and after World War I. Cleveland H. Dodge, listed as treasurer, was a New York philanthropist who was active in the relief effort.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color. |
| Notes | Committee on Public Information Division on Pictorial Publicity (DPP). Promotional goal: U.S. G.J7. 1918. Promotional goal: U.S. G.J48. 1918. · United States. Committee on Public Information funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War relief--American--1910-1920. Girls--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,108 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1024_Lest_we_perish_Campaign_1918 |
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