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American Lithographic Co. "The Child at Your Door"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09808.01 Author/Creator: American Lithographic Co. Place Written: s.l. Type: Poster Date: 1917 Pagination: 1 poster Height: 51.6 cm, Width: 34.7 cm Order a Copy

One poster entitled, "The Child at Your Door." Refers to a campaign to raise $30 million for 400,000 orphans from Armenia, Greece, Syria and Persia organized by the American Committee Relief in the Near East. Illustration on poster consists of a pencil drawing of a young child with her hair covered staring at the viewer.

Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Refugees
World War I
Ottoman Empire
Middle East
Syria
World War I

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