World War I Red Cross Ambulance Cut-Out Paper Toy, December 9, 1917
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Paper dolls appeared with regularity in early 1900s newspapers and magazines. The Cleveland Leader newspaper published this set eight months after the United States entered World War I. The American Red Cross would have been familiar to people on the home front. Membership grew from 17,000 to over 30 million adults and older children during the war. The public also contributed over $400 million in money and supplies.
Paper dolls appeared with regularity in early 1900s newspapers and magazines. The Cleveland Leader newspaper published this set eight months after the United States entered World War I. The American Red Cross would have been familiar to people on the home front. Membership grew from 17,000 to over 30 million adults and older children during the war. The public also contributed over $400 million in money and supplies.
Artifact
Paper toy
Date Made
09 December 1917
Subject Date
09 December 1917
Creators
Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, Ohio : 1854-1918)
Place of Creation
United States, Ohio, Cleveland
Creator Notes
Published in the Cleveland Leader Sunday Magazine, December 9, 1917.
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
99.31.5.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Newsprint
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Red
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 18 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
on front: Here, Edward, Is a Red Cross Ambulance for You to Cut Out and Paste Up!
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