File:Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Rae Swain, 1917 (MOHAI 8403).jpg
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[edit]English: Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Rae Swain, 1917
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Photographer |
English: Rae Swain |
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Title |
English: Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Rae Swain, 1917 |
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English: After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, base hospitals were mobilized at universities and civilian hospitals across the country. In October 1917, the American Red Cross authorized the University of Washington to organize an army hospital, with the provision that the local Seattle Chapter raise $50,000 to equip the unit. The War Relief Bazaar was the brainchild of Frank Waterhouse, a Seattle shipping magnate. The Seattle Girls War Work Association, headed by Gladys Waterhouse and Katherine Kittinger, organized the event at the Seattle Arena and Hippodrome in December 1917. More than 12,500 volunteers contributed their efforts, and the event attracted over 10,000 Seattleites a day. Over $100,000 was raised, and $50,000 was given to Red Cross Headquarters in Washington D.C. for the purpose of establishing Base Hospital No. 50. The University of Washington unit became the last base hospital authorized by the Red Cross and the War Department. The remainder of the funds was used to support military dependents in King and Kitsap counties. A dozen professional and amateur local artists competed to create a poster advertising the Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar. This original artwork by entrant Rae Swain shows the silhouette of a soldier walking on green grass, with a large red cross filling the background. Text on poster: Seattle - Arena-Hippodrome - Dec. 17-22
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Depicted place |
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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Date |
1917 date QS:P571,+1917-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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English: 1 poster |
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height: 18 in (45.7 cm); width: 24 in (60.9 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,18U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,24U218593 |
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institution QS:P195,Q219563 |
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English: Museum of History and Industry |
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Credit Line InfoField | MOHAI, Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar Poster Collection, 2007.3.67 |
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