Yanks in Germany want more books. Take good live fiction to the public library for immediate shipment / F. – Vintage Wall Art
(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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A window into the past: Yanks in Germany want more books. Take good live fiction to the public library for immediate shipment / F., preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Yanks in Germany want more books. Take good live fiction to the public library for immediate shipment / F.
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Its headline, "Yanks in Germany want more books," sets this poster apart from other wartime appeals by speaking directly for American troops stationed in Germany in 1918. The American Library Association sponsored the campaign, asking the public to bring good, live fiction to the local public library for prompt shipment overseas. The ALA's Library War Service collected millions of books for camp libraries and soldiers' reading rooms, and posters like this one were central to those drives. Its focus on fiction reflects the belief that novels could ease soldiers' boredom and homesickness.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. G63.J7. 191-. · American Library Association funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | Book drives--1910-1930. Reading--1910-1930. Military occupations--American--Germany--1910-1930. Soldiers--American--1910-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,148 × 1,464 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 346_Yanks_in_Germany_want_m_1918 |
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