The Y.M.C.A. motor kitchen in France / Edgar Wright. – Historic Print
(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 The Y.M.C.A. motor kitchen in France / Edgar Wright.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Y.M.C.A. motor kitchen in France / Edgar Wright.
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This poster presents the YMCA motor kitchen, a truck fitted to serve hot drinks and food to troops in France, as a remedy for the strain of trench life. Mobile canteens like this one moved close to the front, where soldiers had few places to get a hot meal or a moment of rest. The poster's subject list ties it to British war funds, so it was likely meant to encourage donations that kept such vehicles running. Its color lithograph style was typical of wartime appeals, which relied on bold images to reach the public.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 75 x 100 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | YMCA--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Military life--British--France. Canteens (Wartime emergency etc.)--France--1910-1920. Trucks--British--France--1910-1920. War bonds & funds--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,016 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 462_The_YMCA_motor_kitchen_1915 |
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