At the sign of the red triangle--The Y.M.C.A. keeps the home ties from breaking Help take the red triangle to our boys--Many will give their lives--All can give their money / John F. Butler ; Globe Lithographing Company, New York. – Antique Print
![At the sign of the red triangle--The Y.M.C.A. keeps the home ties from breaking Help take the red triangle to our boys--Many will give their lives--All can give their money / John F. Butler ; Globe Lithographing Company, New York., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4d/4da39c7d8f10-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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of At the sign of the red triangle--The Y.M.C.A. keeps the home ties from breaking Help take the red triangle to our boys--Many will give their lives--All can give their money / John F. Butler ; Globe Lithographing Company, New York.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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At the sign of the red triangle--The Y.M.C.A. keeps the home ties from breaking Help take the red triangle to our boys--Many will give their lives--All can give their money / John F. Butler ; Globe Lithographing Company, New York.
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The red triangle at the center of this 1917 lithograph was the emblem of the Young Men's Christian Association, and the poster asks viewers to "take the red triangle to our boys." Its text pairs the promise that the Y.M.C.A. "keeps the home ties from breaking" with the sober line "Many will give their lives," tying the appeal to the first year of American involvement in the First World War. The poster was produced by the National War Work Council of the Y.M.C.A., which ran canteens, recreation rooms, and writing facilities for servicemen in training camps and overseas. Its designer, John F. Butler, was printed by the Globe Lithographing Company of New York.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 96 x 59 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | National War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | National War Work Council, Y.M.C.A. of the United States. World War, 1914-1918--Military life. Canteens (Wartime, emergency, etc.)--1910-1920. Military life--1910-1920. War work--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,585 × 4,452 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221826 |
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