Make our American Red Cross in peace as in war The greatest mother in the world – Historic 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Make our American Red Cross in peace as in war The greatest mother in the world. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Few posters from the postwar years carry a slogan as sweeping as this one, which casts the American Red Cross as "the greatest mother in the world" both in peace and in war. The lithograph was produced for the Third Red Cross Roll Call, held November 2 through 11, 1919, a membership drive that asked Americans to renew and expand their support after the armistice. The campaign drew on the wartime record of nurses, relief work and casualty care, and it aimed to keep the organization's large volunteer base intact as its mission shifted toward peacetime health and disaster relief.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 76 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Third Red Cross Roll Call Nov. 2-11 1919. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | American Red Cross--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. World War 1914-1918--Medical aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--United States--1910-1920. Nurses--1910-1920. War casualties--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,049 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 126_Make_our_American_Red_C_1919 |
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