The American ambulance in Russia – Vintage Wall Art
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(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of The American ambulance in Russia. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The American ambulance in Russia
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A fundraising appeal from the First World War, this lithograph promises that a single American ambulance unit was "now saving lives in Russia" and directs donations to The American Ambulance in Russia at 527 Fifth Avenue in New York City. Russia fought on the Eastern Front against Germany and Austria-Hungary, and its armies suffered heavy casualties with limited medical resources. Private groups in the United States raised money to supply ambulances and medical staff, and posters like this one were used to reach donors. The date is given only as a bracketed estimate, so the poster probably belongs to the years of Russia's upheaval in 1917.
| Created / published | [1917?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 51 x 35 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Caption: This is the only American ambulance now saving lives in Russia. Send contributions to The American Ambulance in Russia, 527 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects--United States. Ambulances--American--Russia--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,576 × 4,457 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 61_The_American_ambulance_1917 |
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