1778-1783 America owes France the most unalterable gratitude. 1917- . . . French comrade your children shall be as our children. American Ouvroir Funds – Historic Reproduction
(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: 1778-1783 America owes France the most unalterable gratitude. 1917- . . . French comrade your children shall be as our children. American Ouvroir Funds, 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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1778-1783 America owes France the most unalterable gratitude. 1917- . . . French comrade your children shall be as our children. American Ouvroir Funds
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A 1918 fundraising poster links two wars with one caption: "1778-1783 America owes France the most unalterable gratitude," followed by a pledge dated from 1917, when the United States entered the First World War. The design is signed L. Jonas and was issued for the American Ouvroir Funds, which supported workrooms that offered employment and relief to women and children in war-torn France. Its line "French comrade your children shall be as our children" presents American aid as a debt repaid to the nation that helped secure American independence. The poster's subject tags for military personnel, French casualties and graves also point to the human cost of the war in France.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 81 x 59 cm. |
| Notes | Signed: L. Jonas 1918. Another issue: POS - Fr .J65 no. 3a (the key stone without color or copy same size). Promotional goal: U.S. G2. 1918. Item is no. 179 a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. BYC · Paul Bruno 1874-1968 artist. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Military personnel--American. World War 1914-1918--Casualties--French. Children--1910-1920. Graves--France--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,772 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 517_17781783_America_owes_F_1918 |
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