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111. Anon: Where the Victims Are.
Map of the near east overprinted with breakdown of the devastation over 10 million square miles with a population of over 8,150 non-Muslims (no mention of muslim starvation victims).
30x20 NML $485.
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Haunting young girl wrapped in a shawl typical of Eastern Europe, appeals for relief for Armenia, Greece, Syria & Persia. Posters with starvation themes especially poignant for the millions of recently arrived immigrants who did not know the fate of relatives left behind. Darra- cott 49, Darracott & Loftus 15.
30x20 ANML $500.
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Homeless mother carrying a baby on her back stands forlornly in the middle of the rubble of her village now virtually annihilated by war. Poster issued by American Committee for Relief in Armenia, Greece, Syria and Persia. The campaign sought to raise $30,000,000, a huge amount for the time.
Aulich124.18x13 NML $300.
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Powerful Columbia brandishes her sword above Middle Eastern refugees to protect them from harm. In heavy fighting, the Allies vanquished the Turks at Beersheba (Oct. 1917) Jerusalem (December 1917) and Baghdad (March 1918). These battles displaced millions.
Gregory 5. 40x30 NML $850.
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French Rosie-the-Riveters carry ingots from a furnace and douse then in water. With men in the army, it was common for French women to work in heavy industry and agriculture.
Hardie & Sabin 68, Rawls 164. 42x28 ANML $485.
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Working toward to common goal during World War I helped unify America’s diverse population. A soldier appeals to his fellow immigrants to contribute to the Jewish Welfare Board; funds that helped sustain soldiers at the front.
Rawls 162. 30x20 ANML $485.
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Poster printed by the National Catholic War Council’s Knights of Columbus as part of the United War Work Campaign umbrella organization. Here the artist shows a Knight pointing proudly to a doughboy trooping off to the battle in an appeal for support. The Knights of Columbus were founded in 1882.
Rawls 162. 30x20 NML $185.