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GERMANY

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Zeichne die Kriegsanleihe! Heer und Flotte erwarten es von dir!

Poster shows face of German soldier.

Text: Subscribe to the war loan!

The Army and Navy expect it from you!

Bernhard, Lucian, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Berlin : Hollerbaum & Schmidt, 1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Der Hias, ein feldgraues Spiel

Poster shows a German soldier holding his rifle over his shoulder

like a club; a bayonet appears in the lower left corner.

The poster is an advertisement

for a popular play by Heinrich Gilardone.

Ditz, Walter, 1888-1925, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Feist-Feldgrau Sektkellerei Frankfurt

Feist-Feldgrau, Sektkellerei Frankfurt a.M. A.G.

Poster shows a German Army officer holding a glass of sekt (champagne) with the name Feist Sekt on it.

Poster is an advertisement

for the Feist Sektkellerei, Frankfurt am Main.

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Frankfurt am Main : J. Maubach & Co., G.m.b.H.

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Braunschweiger Windelwoche ein Notruf an die Braunschweiger Frauen

Braunschweiger Windelwoche, 12.-18. Mai,

ein Notruf an die Braunschweiger Frauen ...

Poster shows an infant lying on a pillow and covered with a comforter.

Text announces Diaper Week,

an emergency call to the women of Braunschweig to collect

diapers and clothing for infants and children.

Clothing drive sponsored by the Braunschweigischer Landesverein für Säuglings- und Kleinkinderfürsorge.

Gerecke, Fr., artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Braunschweig : George Kiehne

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Weichnachts Sammlung des bayerischen Roten Kreuzes  für die Feldgrauen 

Weichnachts Sammlung des bayerischen Roten Kreuzes

für die Feldgrauen 

Poster shows a Christmas angel(?) pulling a sleigh loaded

with bundles and delivering one to a German soldier.

Text: Christmas collection

by the Bavarian Red Cross for the armed forces.

Püttner, Walter, 1872-1953, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

München : Fritz Maison

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Der Hias ein feldgraues Spiel

Der Hias, ein feldgraues Spiel

Poster shows a German soldier pointing the way to others silhouetted in background as though emerging from a trench.

Poster is advertisement for a popular play by Heinrich Gilardone.

Bärmann, Christian, 1881-, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Der Sieg

Der Sieg!

Print shows German soldiers, one on horseback, carrying flags

and looking away from the viewer.

Hoffmann, Anton, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

München : Druck und Verlag der Graph. Kunstanstalt Jof. C. Huber

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Tod dem Geiz St. Georg und der Drache des Geizes

Tod dem Geiz! 

St. Georg und der Drache des Geizes

Print shows Saint George, as a German knight, slaying a dragon.

Hoffmann, Anton, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

München : Druck und Verlag der Graph. Kunstanstalt Jof. C. Huber

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Helft uns siegen Zeichnet die Kriegsanleihe

Helft uns siegen!

Zeichnet die Kriegsanleihe

Poster shows German soldier, with gas mask hanging from his neck, gazing into the distance.

Text reads: Help us triumph! Subscribe to the War Loan.

Erler, Fritz, 1868-1940, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

München : Fritz Maison,

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Gesellige Vereinigung Münchner Künstler e.v. Weihnachts Ausstellung zu gunsten der Kriegsinvaliden, für sorge ins besonders Erblindeter

Gesellige Vereinigung Münchner Künstler e.v. Weihnachts Ausstellung zu gunsten der Kriegsinvaliden, für sorge ins besonders Erblindeter ... 

Poster shows a blind soldier being led by a soldier

with his arm in a sling.

Text announces a Christmas exhibit to benefit war invalids, particularly the blind.

The exhibit is sponsored by the Social Society of Munich Artists; exhibit location and times are given.

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

München : Dr. C. Wolf u. Sohn,

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Die Fahnen flattern hoch im Wind

Die Fahnen flattern hoch im Wind! 

Poster shows German soldiers, one on horseback, advancing into battle with banners and flags, including a Turkish flag.

Text: German flags flutter high in the wind!

Additional text states that sacrifice

at the front and at home will bring victory.

Hoffmann, Anton, artist

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Für die Kriegsanleihe

Für die Kriegsanleihe!

Poster shows a cherub holding

a German army helmet filled with coins.

Text: For the War Loan!

Plontke, Paul, 1884-, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Berlin : W. Hagelberg

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Die neue Kriegsanleihe muss erfolgreich sein,  sonst ermutigen wir England weiterzukämpfen

Die neue Kriegsanleihe muss erfolgreich sein,

sonst ermutigen wir England weiterzukämpfen! ...

Text states that the new war loan must be successful

if Germany is to be victorious.

Bernhard, Lucian, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Berlin : Hollerbaum & Schmidt

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

war ww1 1914 1918 guerre poster Zeichnet Kriegsanleihe

Zeichnet die 7. Kriegsanleihe

Poster shows a cherub pouring coins from a bag;

in the background a graph shows amounts collected

at the various war loan drives.

Text: Subscribe to the 7th War Loan at the local bank,

all funds stay in the country.

Koch, Franz, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Nürnberg : C. Schmidtner, Jun, Kunstanstalt,

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

ww1 guerre 14 18 Kinderland Wohltätigkeitskonzert

Kinderland Wohltätigkeitskonzert

Poster shows a mother holding her young son and an infant.

Text is announcement of a charity concert on behalf of Germany's Fund for the Support and Protection of Young Children.

Details of concert, including performers, are given.

Berlin : Rotophot A.G

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Des Kaisers Weihnachtsreise ww1 1914 1918

Des Kaisers Weihnachtsreise

Poster shows a winter scene at the battfield field.

In the background, a church with stars overhead;

in the foreground, fence posts with barbed wire strung

between them and evergreen trees.

Text advertises Neuster Film's

"The Emperor's Christmas Journey."

Erdt, Hans Rudi, 1883-1918, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Berlin : Hollerbaum & Schmidt

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Warmes Herz, offene Hand unsern Kriegsbeschädigten!  Gib zur Ludendorff-Spende

Warmes Herz, offene Hand unsern Kriegsbeschädigten!

Gib zur Ludendorff-Spende!

Poster encouraging contributions

to the Ludendorff Fund for War Disabled.

Bernhard, Lucian, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

München : Fritz Maison

1917

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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