The Church does care! [...] Follow the boys who follow the flag [...] set aside the week ending Sunday January 27th 1918 as a sacrificial week [...]. – Historic Reproduction
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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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This rare vintage poster captures The Church does care! [...] Follow the boys who follow the flag [...] set aside the week ending Sunday January 27th 1918 as a sacrificial week [...]. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Church does care! [...] Follow the boys who follow the flag [...] set aside the week ending Sunday January 27th 1918 as a sacrificial week [...].
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Calling the week ending Sunday, January 27, 1918, a "sacrificial week," this color lithograph asks Presbyterians to give toward the war effort. The National Service Commission of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. issued it under the line "The Church does care," paired with the slogan "Follow the boys who follow the flag." Posters like this show how American churches, like other civic institutions, joined wartime fundraising and morale campaigns during the First World War. Its cross motif ties financial sacrifice to religious duty and to support for soldiers overseas.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 71 x 56 cm. |
| Notes | The National Service Commission of The Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A. 156 Fifth Avenue New York City. · Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Religious aspects--United States. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. Crosses--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,987 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 660_The_Church_does_care_F_1918 |
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