Hand it to 'em--The Salvation Army gets it to the boys in the trenches, over there / J. Allen St. John. – Antique Print
![Hand it to 'em--The Salvation Army gets it to the boys in the trenches, over there / J. Allen St. John., Chicago : Illinois Litho. Co., [1918(?)] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ad/ad22a9f91c7e-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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Hand it to 'em--The Salvation Army gets it to the boys in the trenches, over there / J. Allen St. John. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Hand it to 'em--The Salvation Army gets it to the boys in the trenches, over there / J. Allen St. John.
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A 1918 color lithograph titled "Hand it to em," the poster shows a Salvation Army worker passing food to soldiers in the trenches, with the caption "The Salvation Army gets it to the boys in the trenches over there." Artist J. Allen St. John, later known for his illustrations for Edgar Rice Burroughs's novels, designed it. The image reflects the wartime effort to supply American troops in France, when Salvation Army volunteers, many of them women, served doughnuts and other food near the front. Its sponsorship by the U.S. Food Administration ties it to the national push to conserve food and keep the army fed.
| Created / published | Chicago : Illinois Litho. Co., [1918(?)] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. G2.J7. 1918(?). |
| Subjects | Salvation Army--People--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Women--United States. Food--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,140 × 1,422 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217193 |
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