Souscrivez aacute lEmprunt. Banque Franccedilaise et Italienne pour lAmeacuterique du sud – Antique Wall Art
(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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures Souscrivez aacute lEmprunt. Banque Franccedilaise et Italienne pour lAmeacuterique du sud in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Souscrivez aacute lEmprunt. Banque Franccedilaise et Italienne pour lAmeacuterique du sud
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Few posters from the postwar years put a bank's name so prominently at the center of a call to buy government debt. This lithograph, signed by R. Préjelan, urges readers to subscribe to a loan offered jointly by the Banque Française et Italienne pour l'Amérique du Sud, a financial institution tied to French and Italian interests in South America. Issued in 1920, it belongs to the wave of French public loans that helped finance the country's recovery after the First World War. Its imagery of coins and soldiers ties the appeal for savings to the costs and sacrifices of the war, which was still fresh in the minds of its audience.
| Created / published | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 82 x 120 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Subscribe to the Loan. Banque Franccedilaise et Italienne pour lAmeacuterique du sud. Signed: R. Preacutejelan. Lebair H.A. 1940 donor. Promotional goal: Fr. J8. 1920. Item is no. 62 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. AAR · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Coins--France--1920. Soldiers--French--1920. War bonds & funds--France--1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,780 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 606_Souscrivez_aacute_lEmpr_1920 |
More from the World War I collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
