3000000 Belgians are destitute in Belgium. They must not starve. Support the local fund / Hassall. – Vintage Wall Art
(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 3000000 Belgians are destitute in Belgium. They must not starve. Support the local fund / Hassall.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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3000000 Belgians are destitute in Belgium. They must not starve. Support the local fund / Hassall.
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The poster's headline puts a figure of 3,000,000 destitute Belgians at its center and urges readers not to let them starve, asking for support for a local fund. Germany's occupation of Belgium after the invasion of August 1914 had left much of the population without work or food, and British towns raised money through local committees to help them. The poster is signed "Hassall," most likely the illustrator John Hassall, whose bold, simple lettering made his wartime posters easy to read from a distance. It was printed in London by Crowther Goodman.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 98 x 62 cm. |
| Notes | Printed by Crowther Goodman 124 Fenchurch St. E.C. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Great Britain. War bonds & funds--Great Britain--1910-1920. Assistance--Belgium--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,897 × 6,145 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 257_3000000_Belgians_are_de_1915 |
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