Y.M[.]C.A. / Edgar Wright. – Historic Reproduction
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(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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This rare vintage poster captures Y.M[.]C.A. / Edgar Wright. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Y.M[.]C.A. / Edgar Wright.
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A color lithograph from about 1918, this British poster by Edgar Wright promotes the Young Men's Christian Association, whose wartime work with soldiers set it apart from the military recruiting posters of the same years. During the First World War the YMCA ran huts, canteens, and writing rooms near training camps, behind the lines, and at the front, offering tea, stationery, reading material, and entertainment to men far from home. Posters like this one helped raise funds and recruit volunteers for that work, and they reflect how the war had made the organization's welfare role a visible part of civilian life in Britain.
| Created / published | [ca. 1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--Great Britain. Soldiers--British--1910-1920. Young Men's Christian associations--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,771 × 4,687 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221260 |
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