Auction 54 · Lot 295
(AMERICAN JUDAICA).
- Estimate
- $2,000–$2,500
- Hammer price
- $1,900
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
(New York), Allied Printing, (ca. 1916).
Description
(Poster). Lo BeChayil VeLo BeKoach ki im BeRuach! [“Not with Force and Strength but With Spirit.”] Issued for the benefit of the United War Work Campaign. Featuring a battle-scared Uncle Sam encouraging the fighting American GI’s and clutching a standard reading: “Come On - Back Up the Boys by Supporting the Seven Great Morale Making Organizations.” 22 x 13 inches. Framed.
summary
A rare Wold War I-era American Yiddish poster.
Includes a central message from President Woodrow Wilson expressing thanks to the the Jewish Welfare Board and other faith-based organizations for supporting the “3,000,000 boys” at war. “Give your money! They Give their Lives!”