Join a sheep club Twenty sheep to equip and clothe each soldier / HS. – Antique Print
![Join a sheep club Twenty sheep to equip and clothe each soldier / HS., Phila. : Breuker & Kessler, Co., [1917 or 1918] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/92/92f1ffa2fd76-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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This rare vintage poster captures Join a sheep club Twenty sheep to equip and clothe each soldier / HS. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Join a sheep club Twenty sheep to equip and clothe each soldier / HS.
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Few posters from the war ask children to do a farmer's work, but this one does. It invites young people to join a sheep club and raise twenty sheep, which the caption says will equip and clothe each soldier. Wool was essential to Army uniforms, blankets, and greatcoats, and American mills struggled to meet wartime demand after the country entered the war in 1917. The lithograph was printed in Philadelphia by Breuker & Kessler, and its directions to contact a county agent or club leader point to the agricultural extension network that organized such youth programs through state agricultural colleges.
| Created / published | Phila. : Breuker & Kessler, Co., [1917 or 1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Offset lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Caption continues: Write to-day for full information to your County Agent or Club Leader or State Director of Extension State Agricultural College. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Communications--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Children--United States. Sheep--United States--1910-1920. Clubs--United States--1910-1920. Children--United States--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,776 × 4,706 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220960 |
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