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If You Only Knew! United War-Work Campaign poster – Vintage Poster Wall Art

If You Only Knew! United War-Work Campaign poster — vintage poster
If You Only Knew! United War-Work Campaign poster. Vintage poster from the Fruit & Vegetable Labels collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This vintage poster of If You Only Knew! United War-Work Campaign poster brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

If You Only Knew! United War-Work Campaign poster

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Among the apple labels on this board, this piece stands out because it is a wartime appeal rather than a fruit crate design. It belongs to the United War Work Campaign of 1918, a joint fundraising drive that pooled the efforts of several service organizations, including the YMCA and the Salvation Army, to support American troops at home and overseas. The title, "If You Only Knew!", points to the gap between what soldiers faced and what civilians imagined, a message that posters of the period often used to urge people to give. It is worth a closer look for how it made that appeal to the public.

Original scan3,875 × 2,029 px · prints to 13 × 7 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-220957

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