Matineacutee Populaire Extraordinaire au profit des Orphelins Mutualistes de la Guerre – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Matineacutee Populaire Extraordinaire au profit des Orphelins Mutualistes de la Guerre. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Matineacutee Populaire Extraordinaire au profit des Orphelins Mutualistes de la Guerre
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Few French home-front posters name their cause as plainly as this 1916 lithograph, which announces a special popular matinee to raise money for the Orphelins Mutualistes de la Guerre, or war orphans supported by mutual aid societies. Printed in sepia ink and signed by Louis Flot, the large sheet reflects how France, having lost enormous numbers of men, had many children left without a father. Benefit entertainments like this one gave civilians a way to contribute to relief without leaving home.
| Created / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph (sepia ink) ; 84 x 74 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Special popular matinee to profit the orphans of the war. Signed: Louis Flot 1916. Promotional goal: Fr. K700.J7. 1916. Item is no. 272 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. MF · United States Food Administration sponsor. |
| Subjects | Mothers & children--1910-1920. Orphans--France--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Casualties--French. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,826 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 543_Matineacutee_Populaire_1916 |
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