The first three!" Give till it hurts - they gave till they died War fund week--One hundred million dollars / Kidder." – Vintage Print
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The first three!" Give till it hurts - they gave till they died War fund week--One hundred million dollars / Kidder."
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The phrase "The first three!" heads this lithograph, which carries the call "Give till it hurts" above the line "they gave till they died." Its subject is the American Red Cross's War Fund Week, and the printed goal of "One hundred million dollars" matches the ambitious national appeal the organization made during the first year of American involvement in World War I. The poster's bold color and direct text were meant to make a wartime donation feel personal and urgent. The name "Kidder" appears on the sheet, and the record notes it as a New York imprint, both useful clues for anyone tracing how the campaign's posters were produced.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 69 x 52 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Form N.Y. 19 Second War Fund. |
| Subjects | American Red Cross--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Soldiers--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,800 × 4,735 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221520 |
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