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Collection StructurePoster collection
> Fighting in France for freedom. Are you helping at home? Issued by Connecticut State Council of Defense, State Capitol, Hartford, Connecticut. Uncle Sam wants fruit pits and nut shells. They're needed to supply carbon for gas masks, and its [sic] up to you to save them. To do so will cost you nothing but a little effort. The result will be a saving of soldiers' lives. Any Red Cross Chapter will receive these contributions to victory.
Item Title
Fighting in France for freedom. Are you helping at home? Issued by Connecticut State Council of Defense, State Capitol, Hartford, Connecticut. Uncle Sam wants fruit pits and nut shells. They're needed to supply carbon for gas masks, and its [sic] up to you to save them. To do so will cost you nothing but a little effort. The result will be a saving of soldiers' lives. Any Red Cross Chapter will receive these contributions to victory.
Collection TitlePoster collection
Issuing Body
United States. Council of National Defense
Publisher
Connecticut State Council of Defense
Date Created1917/1918?
Description
Photograph, with caption, of British soldiers going through military drill with gas masks attached.
Theme(s)
Language(s)
Country of Origin
Place PublishedHartford, Connecticut, United States
Country of OriginUnited States
DimensionsOverall: 16 x 19 in. (40.6 x 48.3 cm)
FormatPoster
Medium
political posters
Color
black and white
Hoover IDPoster US 4354
Record NumberXX343.27959
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km
RightsNo known restrictions.
