Books wanted for our men in camp and over there; take your gifts to the public library / F. – Antique Wall Art
![Books wanted for our men in camp and over there; take your gifts to the public library / F., [between 1918 and 1923] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b4/b45c98a45828-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 rare vintage poster captures Books wanted for our men in camp and over there; take your gifts to the public library / F. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Books wanted for our men in camp and over there; take your gifts to the public library / F.
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This poster stands out for asking donors to bring their gifts to the public library rather than to a relief office, and its wording, "our men in camp and over there," echoes the popular 1917 song "Over There." Its subjects include American soldiers and the act of lifting and carrying books. During the First World War, the American Library Association and local libraries ran book drives to stock camp libraries and send reading material overseas, giving soldiers something to read during long stretches of waiting far from home.
| Created / published | [between 1918 and 1923] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1930.Prints Color 1910-1930. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. G6.J7. 191-. |
| Subjects | Soldiers--American--Europe--1910-1930. Books--1910-1930. Lifting & carrying--1910-1930. Book drives--1910-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,136 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-113986 |
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