Poster, 'Save the babies'

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Title

Poster, 'Save the babies'

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

The wealth of the nation This First World War poster was created by the Child Welfare Department of the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense, an advisory committee to coordinate women's war efforts in the United States. The poster encourages the support of child welfare in wartime. The poster depicts a baby in scales weighed up against money. The accompanying text defines babies as 'the wealth of the nation' and advocates protection and support for infants and children on this...

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Format

Image

Date created

1918

Creator

Helen Hyde / R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/971629

Related subjects

women / Infants / World War, 1914-1918 / War / ink / paper / political posters / colour lithography / United States

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