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Emblemas de la libertad y de la humanidad La Cruz Roja, Madre de todas las naciones. – Antique Wall Art

Emblemas de la libertad y de la humanidad La Cruz Roja, Madre de todas las naciones., [between 1914 and 1918] — vintage poster
Emblemas de la libertad y de la humanidad La Cruz Roja, Madre de todas las naciones., [between 1914 and 1918]. Vintage poster from the Military collection.

(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: Emblemas de la libertad y de la humanidad La Cruz Roja, Madre de todas las naciones., preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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What sets this poster apart is its Spanish-language text, which calls the Red Cross "Madre de todas las naciones," or mother of all nations, and places the American and Bolivian flags beside it. The design shows the American Red Cross reaching out to Spanish-speaking audiences during the war, when it sought support well beyond the United States. The red cross emblem reverses the colors of the Swiss flag, a tribute to Geneva, where the organization was founded in 1863. The nurses pictured alongside the flags point to the medical care the Red Cross provided to soldiers and civilians during the conflict.

Created / published[between 1914 and 1918]
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color.
GenreWar posters American 1910-1920.Offset lithographs Color 1910-1920.
SubjectsAmerican Red Cross--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects. Flags--American--1910-1920. Flags--Panamanian--1910-1920. Nurses--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,752 × 4,662 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-220882

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