It Protected You, Will You Defend It – Historic Reproduction
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This vintage poster of It Protected You, Will You Defend It brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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It Protected You, Will You Defend It
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The title poses a direct question, asking whether the viewer will defend what has protected them, and the notes mark this as number one in a numbered series from the Wentworth Institute. That numbering suggests a set of related appeals rather than a single standalone message. Dated to about 1918, the poster belongs to the last year of the First World War, when posters across the period urged people to enlist, buy war bonds, and show loyalty to the nation. Color lithography made such messages inexpensive to reproduce in quantity and easy to display in public places.
| Created / published | c. 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | poster, lithograph, color, 88 x 64 cm. |
| Notes | Wentworth Institute poster no. 1 |
| Original scan | 2,500 × 3,527 px · prints to 8 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223589 |
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