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Help the Red Cross / Herman Roeg. – Historic Reproduction

Help the Red Cross / Herman Roeg., [1917] — vintage poster
Help the Red Cross / Herman Roeg., [1917]. Vintage poster from the Military 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 Help the Red Cross / Herman Roeg. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Herman Roeg's 1917 color lithograph, titled simply "Help the Red Cross," is a large poster at 70 by 48 centimeters, and its subject ties it directly to the American Red Cross and the war's medical needs. The United States entered the First World War in April 1917, and the Red Cross quickly expanded its fundraising and volunteer work, with millions of Americans joining its ranks and contributing to war funds. Posters like this one were a main tool of those campaigns, pressing viewers to give money and support soldiers at home and abroad. The print is part of the Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection, which preserves a broad set of American war posters from the period.

Created / published[1917]
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 70 x 48 cm.
GenreWar posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920.
NotesForms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
SubjectsAmerican Red Cross--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--United States--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,590 × 4,457 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-221804

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