Motherless, Fatherless, Starving | Poster | Wisconsin Historical Society

Poster

Motherless, Fatherless, Starving

Motherless, Fatherless, Starving | Poster | Wisconsin Historical Society
Poster featuring an illustration of a woman wearing clothing with the Red Cross insignia on it. She is standing in the middle of a crowd of children. Another woman is on her knees holding a child up to the woman. 
The poster reads: "Motherless, Fatherless, Starving. How Much To Save These Little Lives? War Fund Week. One Hundred Million Dollars. May 20th - 27th." There is a Red Cross insignia at the bottom right side of the poster.
DESCRIPTION
Poster featuring an illustration of a woman wearing clothing with the Red Cross insignia on it. She is standing in the middle of a crowd of children. Another woman is on her knees holding a child up to the woman. The poster reads: "Motherless, Fatherless, Starving. How Much To Save These Little Lives? War Fund Week. One Hundred Million Dollars. May 20th - 27th." There is a Red Cross insignia at the bottom right side of the poster.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:132689
Creation Date:circa 1918
Creator Name:Arthur Crisp
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County:
State:
Collection Name:World War I posters, circa 1914-circa 1918
Genre:Poster
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:PH 6030 (7) N4.20
Original Dimensions:20.5 x 27.5 inches
SUBJECTS
Red Cross
Clothing and dress
Uniforms
Fund raising
Propaganda
War
World War, 1914-1918
Women
Children

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