Various Collection of World War I posters [Decimalized .01-.02]

Collection Summary

Collection of two items related to World War I. Consists of posters pertaining to the raising funds for a refugee crisis and a recruitment poster for the Navy.

Collection Details

GLC#: GLC09809
Type: Header Record
Date: 1917
Author/Creator: Various
Title: Collection of World War I posters [Decimalized .01-.02]
Place Written: New York, New York
Pagination: 2 items

Time Period

Primary time period: Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929

Sub-Era: World War I

People

Wright, George Hand, 1872-1951

King, William B., 1880-1927

Subjects

Navy and Naval Stations

Recruitment

Civilian Responsibility

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Collection Item

Poster

"follow the Boys in Blue for Home and Country"

1914-1918

Wright, George Hand, 1872-1951

One recruitment poster entitled, "follow the Boys in Blue for Home and Country," signed by the artist. Depicts civilian men lining up behind sailors boarding a battleship.

GLC09809.01

Collection Item

Poster

"Lest They Perish"

1917

King, William B., 1880-1927

One poster entitled, "Lest They Perish," pertaining to a campaign organized by American Committee for Relief in the Near East. The organization was meant to raise $30 million for refugees displaced by the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Image...

GLC09809.02

Various Collection of World War I posters [Decimalized .01-.02]

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