The American ambulance in Russia – Vintage Wall Art
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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. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The American ambulance in Russia
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This color lithograph makes a fundraising appeal, claiming that it is "the only American ambulance now saving lives in Russia" and directing donations to an address on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Russia was then a major army on the Eastern Front, and its medical services were strained by battle casualties and disease. Privately organized relief efforts like this one, funded by American donors before the United States entered the war in 1917, sought to fill that gap. The poster's date is uncertain and is given in the record as [1917?], which places it near the turbulent year when the Russian monarchy fell and the front's situation changed rapidly.
| 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 | 4,403 × 3,532 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1233_The_American_ambulance_1917 |
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