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Vintage posters
have story to tell
GREENVILLE – “I’ve been trying to convince my son for 20 years,” said
Kim Martin. “Now I have proof.” She was standing next to a Red Cross
recruiting poster; the woman was holding an injured soldier. The
caption read “The Greatest Mother in the World.” She wasn’t sure he’d
believe it, however.
Martin was from the Cincinnati Chapter of the American Red Cross. She
was one of several Red Cross representatives on hand to talk to
visitors about the vintage posters on display in the Anna Bier Room of
St. Clair Memorial Hall Sept. 5.
Over a dozen posters depicted a history of Red Cross recruiting
efforts, beginning with one of President Woodrow Wilson in 1918.
Captioned “I summon you to the comradeship” it was a response to the
unprecedented need for Red Cross services during World War...
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