For united America, YWCA division for foreign born women / C. Howard Walker ; Carey Print Lith. N.Y. – Antique Wall Art
![For united America, YWCA division for foreign born women / C. Howard Walker ; Carey Print Lith. N.Y., [S.l.] : YWCA, 1919 Jan. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c4/c404b2ebcf98-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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For united America, YWCA division for foreign born women / C. Howard Walker ; Carey Print Lith. N.Y. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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For united America, YWCA division for foreign born women / C. Howard Walker ; Carey Print Lith. N.Y.
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A poster from the Great War speaks directly to newcomers, and this lithograph was aimed at foreign-born women through a division of the YWCA. Printed by Carey Print in New York and dated January 1919, it appeared in the months after the armistice, when the country turned toward campaigns urging immigrants to adopt American ways. The YWCA ran programs for immigrant women, including English classes and citizenship instruction, and posters like this one carried that appeal to a wider audience. Designed by the illustrator C. Howard Walker, it shows how wartime calls for national unity were extended to people arriving through gateways such as Ellis Island.
| Created / published | [S.l.] : YWCA, 1919 Jan. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 102 x 70 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Title from item. |
| Subjects | YWCA--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. Women--Organizations--1910-1920. Immigrants--1910-1920. Emigration & immigration--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,672 × 3,837 px · prints to 9 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223893 |
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