Altonas Opfertag 18. Januar 1916 – Vintage 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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This rare vintage poster captures Altonas Opfertag 18. Januar 1916 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Altonas Opfertag 18. Januar 1916
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A single day, 18 January 1916, gives this poster its focus. The title names Altona, the city on the Elbe just west of Hamburg, and calls the date an Opfertag, or sacrifice day, a local collection drive. Germany's wartime fundraising depended heavily on such appeals, which asked residents to give money or goods for the war effort and for soldiers at the front. The color lithograph was produced by a commercial firm in Altona, and the record links it to the economic side of the war at home, including fundraising and war bonds.
| Created / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 86 x 60 cm. |
| Notes | From: 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. Fund raising--Germany--Hamburg--1910-1920. War bonds & funds--Germany--1910-1920. Soldiers--German--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,040 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1011_Altonas_Opfertag_18_Jan_1916 |
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