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Knit a bit for our first line of defense Wool, needles and directions / Jessie Banks. – Historic Print

Knit a bit for our first line of defense Wool, needles and directions / Jessie Banks., New York : [1917(?)] — vintage poster
Knit a bit for our first line of defense Wool, needles and directions / Jessie Banks., New York : [1917(?)]. Vintage poster from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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 Knit a bit for our first line of defense Wool, needles and directions / Jessie Banks. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Knit a bit for our first line of defense" presents knitting as a naval contribution, which sets this color lithograph apart from the many home-front knitting posters of the period. It was made for the Comforts Committee of the Navy League of the United States, a civilian group that organized women to knit garments for sailors during the First World War. The record dates it to 1917, the year the United States entered the war, though the exact date is uncertain. Its decorative medallion border reflects the ornamental style common to wartime posters.

Created / publishedNew York : [1917(?)]
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color.
GenrePosters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920.
NotesComforts Committee of the Navy League of the United States. Promotional goal: U.S. J7.G2. 1917.
SubjectsNavy League of the United States--Public relations--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects. World War, 1914-1918--Women. Knitting--United States--1910-1920. Medallions (Ornament areas)--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,136 × 1,447 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219200

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