Lighten his load! Give and give and give United War-Work Campaign, Nov. 11th to 18th. – Vintage Wall Art
![Lighten his load! Give and give and give United War-Work Campaign, Nov. 11th to 18th., [1918] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f3/f370e82acfdd-L.webp)
(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: Lighten his load! Give and give and give United War-Work Campaign, Nov. 11th to 18th., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Lighten his load! Give and give and give United War-Work Campaign, Nov. 11th to 18th.
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Few wartime posters are tied to a single week as closely as this one. Its dates, November 11 through 18, 1918, put the campaign's start on the same day the Armistice ended the fighting in Europe. The United War Work Campaign pooled the fundraising of several wartime welfare organizations, including the YMCA, to support troops at home and overseas. The slogan "Lighten his load" speaks to the soldier who would be waiting on that help, while the appeal to "give and give and give" reflects how the drive asked civilians to keep contributing even after the guns fell silent.
| Created / published | [1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone, color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | United War Work Campaign, Inc.--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel--American. Fund raising--1910-1920. Soldiers--American--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,711 × 3,776 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1003_Lighten_his_load_Give_a_1918 |
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