Altonaer Kriegshilfe Blumentag / W. Battermann. – Historic Print
(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 Altonaer Kriegshilfe Blumentag / W. Battermann.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Altonaer Kriegshilfe Blumentag / W. Battermann.
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Few German home-front posters pair an angel with a military helmet, but this 1916 color lithograph by W. Battermann does just that to promote the Altonaer Kriegshilfe's Blumentag, or flower day. Altona was then a separate city on the edge of Hamburg, and such charity days raised money for soldiers and their families, often by selling flowers or small tokens to passersby. The mix of angels, flowers and helmets shows how wartime appeals wrapped military sacrifice in familiar, sentimental imagery. It offers a useful view of the fundraising culture and economic strain in German cities during the First World War.
| Created / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 88 x 65 cm. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Germany--Hamburg. Angels--1910-1920. Flowers--1910-1920. Helmets--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,018 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 173_Altonaer_Kriegshilfe_Bl_1916 |
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