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Help British Orphans at "Pennsylvania's British Day"

Permanent ID:
11342
Date:
circa 1918
Image Description:
World War I-era poster entreating Americans to "help the orphans of British soldiers sailors & mine-sweepers." This poster for "Pennsylvania's British Day" features a man in Puritan-style dress standing behind three children surrounded by crosses. A rifle, sword, and wreath appear in the foreground, and a nurse stands in the background. 
Inscription:
Please send all contributions to the British Relief Committee, 1524 Walnut Street
or
Drexel Ho. 500 Chestnut Street (Recto)

Miss Ella Parsons
Dec. 19. 1918 (Verso)
Format:
Prints
Dimensions:
Width: 34 cm, Height: 52 cm (image)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania war posters collection