World War 1 Poster

Object/Artifact

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Ripon Historical Society

Poster featuring a nurse wearing a Red Cross uniform, reaching out with an earnest expression, as a group of soldiers march in the background carrying an American flag. The poster's text asks, "Have you answered the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call?" The illustration uses patriotic imagery and appeals to viewers' sense of duty and compassion to encourage support for the Red Cross during the holiday season, emphasizing the importance of aid and participation in the wartime effort.

Poster featuring a nurse wearing a Red Cross uniform, reaching out with an earnest expression, as a group of soldiers march in the background carrying an American flag. The poster's text asks, "Have you answered the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call?" The illustration uses patriotic imagery and appeals to viewers' sense of duty and compassion to encourage support for the Red Cross during the holiday season, emphasizing the importance of aid and participation in the wartime effort.

Name/Title

World War 1 Poster

Entry/Object ID

2024.400.17

Description

World War 1 Red Cross poster encouraging support for the Rec Cross Christmas Roll Call. Artist, Harrison Fisher (1877-1934). c1917.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.400

Source or Donor

Ripon Historical Society

Made/Created

Artist

Harrison Fisher

Date made

circa 1917

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

Dimensions

Width

26-1/2 in

Length

28-1/4 in