Lamp day, Friday, May 12th. Buy a lamp on lamp day for women's service in war time / Hudson & Kearns Ltd., Litho. London, S.E. – Historic Reproduction
![Lamp day, Friday, May 12th. Buy a lamp on lamp day for women's service in war time / Hudson & Kearns Ltd., Litho. London, S.E., [S.l. : s.n., 1916] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/60/60686a95add4-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 Lamp day, Friday, May 12th. Buy a lamp on lamp day for women's service in war time / Hudson & Kearns Ltd., Litho. London, S.E.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Lamp day, Friday, May 12th. Buy a lamp on lamp day for women's service in war time / Hudson & Kearns Ltd., Litho. London, S.E.
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Friday, May 12th, was the appointed day for buying a lamp, according to this London poster, with the purchase supporting women's service in wartime. Printed by Hudson & Kearns Ltd. and dated to about 1916, it urges the public to help sell the lamps and gives 58 Victoria Street as the place to apply. Such sales were one way Britons raised money for war work, at a time when women were taking on growing roles in industry and auxiliary services as men went to the front.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1916] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 61 x 38 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Text continues: Help to sell the lamps. Apply 58 Victoria Street, S.W. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Great Britain. World War, 1914-1918--Women--Great Britain. War bonds & funds--England--1910-1920. Lamps--1910-1920. Lanterns--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,027 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1156_Lamp_day_Friday_May_12t_1916 |
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