| u0003_0004200_0000055 |
| Title | Industrial Division |
| Creator | United War Work Campaign |
| Date | 1918 |
| Format | 17 x 23.5 in |
| Description | The United War Work Campaign was a specific fundraising initiative organized by seven prominent non-profit organizations to raise $170,000,000 between November 11 and November 18, 1918. These dates are noteworthy because they show that the campaign officially began on the day that WWI ended with the signing of the Armistice agreement; however, fundraising did continue after the war ended to rebuild Europe and mitigate the unimaginable destruction. This poster by an unknown artist features a brightly colored Uncle Sam standing between a sailor hoisting an American flag and a soldier raising his hat with a rifle on his shoulder. The two young men are made to represent all of “UNCLE SAM’S BOYS,” and the poster implores workers to donate their pay to the fundraising drive. |
| Copyright and Terms | Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. For publication, commercial use, or reproduction, in print or digital format, of all images and/or the accompanying data, users are required to secure prior written permission from the copyright holder and from archives@ua.edu. When permission is granted, please credit the images as Courtesy of The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections. |