Parade for Peace - Join the Women's March of Protest, August 29, 1914
THF277255 / Parade for Peace - Join the Women's March of Protest, August 29, 1914
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Artifact Overview
About fifteen hundred women paraded silently down New York City's Fifth Avenue on August 29, 1914, to protest against war. (The conflict in Europe, what became known as World War I, had just begun.) The women wore black or light-colored clothing with black armbands, signifying mourning and loss during war. This postcard solicited marchers to join the "Parade for Peace."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1914
Subject Date
29 August 1914
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
35.602.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Alice Hepburn.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Card stock
Ink
Technique
Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Color
Black (Color)
Tan (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
written on back:
This may interest you. M M-- Sec.
Addressed to: Miss Edith Thomas, 510 Manhattan Ave., New York City
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