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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Join American Red Cross
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Join American Red Cross

Object numberMO 2005.13.18.9.1
Name Poster
Artist (American illustrator and painter, 1893 - 1975)
Issuing Body (American organization, founded 1881)
Dateca. 1939-1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 30 in x W 20 in (76.2 cm x 50.8 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a young woman in an active service Red Cross nursing uniform and cape. Her right hand is extended towards the viewer in a beckoning manner. Behind her, in the upper background, are three illustrated vignettes representing situations in which Red Cross assistance is needed -- a flood, a displaced woman with two small children, and a man and dog in front of a destroyed house. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the upper left corner of the poster: “R. C. KAUFFMAN –.” At the bottom of the poster is a large red cross with blue and red text that reads: “Join / American Cross.” Printed in the very bottom lower right corner of the poster: LITHO IN U.S.A.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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