War-Stricken Children in Britain still need our help!
Poster
ca.1945 (made)
ca.1945 (made)
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"War-Stricken Children in Britain still need our help!" British War Relief Society of America poster. At the top of the poster, the message, 'War-Stricken Children / in Britain still need / our help!', printed in white on brown. Below this is a blue-tinted monochromatic photographic image of a little girl with unkempt hair, and a dirty face. Below the image is printed, again white on brown, 'The British War Relief Society of America / Incorporated / A Member of the National War Fund'
At the bottom of the poster, in a smaller brown typeface, is printed the information, 'Registered with War Relief Control Board No. 208'. Below this is the mark of the Allied Printing Trades Council, 'Allied Printing / Trades Union Label Council / New York', and the number '292'.
At the bottom of the poster, in a smaller brown typeface, is printed the information, 'Registered with War Relief Control Board No. 208'. Below this is the mark of the Allied Printing Trades Council, 'Allied Printing / Trades Union Label Council / New York', and the number '292'.
Object details
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| Title | War-Stricken Children in Britain still need our help! (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | 'War-Stricken Children in Britain still need our help!', poster issued by the British War Relief Society of America, printed in New York, about 1945 |
| Physical description | "War-Stricken Children in Britain still need our help!" British War Relief Society of America poster. At the top of the poster, the message, 'War-Stricken Children / in Britain still need / our help!', printed in white on brown. Below this is a blue-tinted monochromatic photographic image of a little girl with unkempt hair, and a dirty face. Below the image is printed, again white on brown, 'The British War Relief Society of America / Incorporated / A Member of the National War Fund' At the bottom of the poster, in a smaller brown typeface, is printed the information, 'Registered with War Relief Control Board No. 208'. Below this is the mark of the Allied Printing Trades Council, 'Allied Printing / Trades Union Label Council / New York', and the number '292'. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Other number | LS.2652 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.1940-2004 |
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| Record created | March 22, 2006 |
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