Creacutedit Lyonnais. Souscrivez au 4e Emprunt National – Historic Reproduction
(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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Creacutedit Lyonnais. Souscrivez au 4e Emprunt National comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Creacutedit Lyonnais. Souscrivez au 4e Emprunt National
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Rather than the usual battle scene, this poster pairs an eagle with the French tricolor and a sword or dagger, a set of symbols that casts the loan as a weapon in the fight against Germany. It was issued by the Crédit Lyonnais, one of France's largest banks, to urge the public to subscribe to the Fourth National Loan in 1918, one of the government bond drives that paid for the war. The poster is signed by Abel Faivre, a caricaturist whose sharp, satirical style shaped many French wartime posters. Its color lithograph format made it cheap to reproduce in quantity for display across the country.
| Created / published | 1918 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 79 x 118 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Creacutedit Lyonnais. Subscribe to the 4th National Loan. Signed: Abel Faivre. Another issue: POS - Fr .F35 no. 6a (same image and title 61 x 80 cm.). Promotional goal: Fr. J8. 1918. Item is no. 27 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. AAR · Marqueacutes Reneacute. |
| Subjects | Eagles--1910-1920. Flags--French--1910-1920. Daggers & swords--1910-1920. War bonds & funds--France--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,795 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 672_Creacutedit_Lyonnais_So_1918 |
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