They fight for you - protect them Help the Red Cross raise $100000000 at once / W.G. Sesser. – Historic Reproduction
(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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Step back in time with They fight for you - protect them Help the Red Cross raise $100000000 at once / W.G. Sesser., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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They fight for you - protect them Help the Red Cross raise $100000000 at once / W.G. Sesser.
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What sets this poster apart is its pairing of the Statue of Liberty and soldiers under the words "They fight for you - protect them," with the appeal to help the Red Cross raise $100,000,000 at once. Issued in 1917, the year the United States entered the First World War, it belongs to the American Red Cross's wartime fundraising of that summer, which sought money for relief for troops and their families. Bold color lithography like this was a major tool for turning patriotic feeling into donations, and the poster's direct, emotional imagery shows how the campaign linked national symbols to personal sacrifice.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 55 x 34 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · MacKaye Percy 1875-1956. |
| Subjects | American Red Cross--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Statue of Liberty (New York N.Y.)--1910-1920. Soldiers--1910-1920. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,028 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 145_They_fight_for_you_pro_1917 |
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