Poster, Political

Object/Artifact

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Ripon Historical Society

Name/Title

Poster, Political

Entry/Object ID

AX2003.0002.0001

Description

20 1/2" x 27 1/2" WW I poster mounted on heavy cardboard. White background yellowed with age and soiled. Has large Red Cross symbol in red in upper left hand corner with Red Cross nurse cradling in her arms a reduced sized wounded soldier on stretcher. Only other colors used are black and a pale grey-green. At bottom in black print says "The Greatest Mother in the World." Appears from clothing to be a WW I poster for the Red Cross. In small print in lower right corner says "Form N.Y. 31 Second War Fund."

Collection

Military

Acquisition

Accession

AX2003.0002

Source or Donor

unknown

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Poster, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Poster

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

War

Search Terms

Poster, Political, Advertising Medium, WWI, World War I