Missing! To the sisters of the Red Cross who have perished in hospital ships sunk by German submarines / David Wilson W.F.B. – Historic Reproduction
![Missing! To the sisters of the Red Cross who have perished in hospital ships sunk by German submarines / David Wilson W.F.B., [S.l. : Banks Ltd., 1918] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9d/9da0581ba63e-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 vintage poster of Missing! To the sisters of the Red Cross who have perished in hospital ships sunk by German submarines / David Wilson W.F.B. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Missing! To the sisters of the Red Cross who have perished in hospital ships sunk by German submarines / David Wilson W.F.B.
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Its headline, "Missing!", is addressed directly to the nurses of the British Red Cross who died when hospital ships were sunk by German submarines, a theme that set it apart from the recruiting and war-loan posters of the time. The printed verse casts these women as martyrs whose sacrifice at sea earns them a place among the honored dead. Printed in 1918, in the last months of the war, the poster reflects how the loss of medical ships and their staff had become a public grievance in Britain. Hospital ships were meant to be protected under international conventions, so their sinking by U-boats was widely denounced, and posters like this one used such losses to sustain public anger and support for the war effort.
| Created / published | [S.l. : Banks Ltd., 1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 50 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Title from item. When at the last the deeps reveal / The treasure they have stored, / When the victorious trumpets peal / For the coming of the Lord - / In glory then shall these arise, / To take their crowns in fee, / Who hallowed by their sacrifice / His altars in the sea. J.S.A. Wt. 14184. 4/7/18. E3428. |
| Subjects | British Red Cross Society. World War, 1914-1918--Women--Great Britain. Hospital ships--British--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,028 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 370_Missing_To_the_sisters_1918 |
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