The American ambulance in Russia – Historic Print
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(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of The American ambulance in Russia. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The American ambulance in Russia
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A color lithograph poster appeals for donations to an ambulance unit that, according to its caption, was then the only American ambulance operating in Russia. Contributions were directed to a New York office on Fifth Avenue, a reminder that the effort was run by private donors rather than by the government. The poster dates to about 1917, when Russia's armies were short of medical supplies and trained personnel, and when the country's political upheaval was making its war effort increasingly uncertain. Its plea for money reflects how American civilians were drawn into the war's medical needs well before the United States entered the fighting.
| Created / published | [1917?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 51 x 35 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Caption: This is the only American ambulance now saving lives in Russia. Send contributions to The American Ambulance in Russia, 527 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects--United States. Ambulances--American--Russia--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,556 × 4,443 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 949_The_American_ambulance_1917 |
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