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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.
The Greatest Mother in the World
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

The Greatest Mother in the World

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.18.5
Object Type Poster
Artist (American illustrator, 1897 - 1960)
Issuing Body (American organization, founded 1881)
Date1943
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 1/2 in (50.8 cm x 36.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a Red Cross nurse gesturing towards a scene in the lower right corner showing destruction and suffering caused by the war. The artist's facsimile signature is in the lower left corner of the illustration: LAWRENCE WILBUR. Across the top of the of the poster are the words "The Greatest Mother in the World" in black lettering followed by a large red cross. Along the bottom of the poster, within a red box, is white text that reads: WAR FUND 1943. 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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