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This \u003cstrong\u003eglossy printed vintage war poster\u003c\/strong\u003e — produced for the \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Red Cross\u003c\/strong\u003e during the First World War — used a strikingly pure design to invite every American to join with nothing more than compassion and a dollar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200 GSM+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gloss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e A5, A4, A3, A2, A1, A0, 20×30\", 24×36\", 30×40\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free — rolled in protective cardboard tube\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced during the \u003cstrong\u003eFirst World War\u003c\/strong\u003e as part of the \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Red Cross's mass membership campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e, this strikingly simple poster reduced the entire appeal to its essential elements: the word \"Join,\" a large red cross, and the democratic message that \"all you need is a heart and a dollar.\" The minimal two-colour design — warm cream ground with a single deep red — created a bold and immediately readable poster that stood apart from the more complex illustrated designs of the period. The inclusive simplicity of the message — requiring only goodwill and a single dollar — aimed to recruit the broadest possible membership across all sections of American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican WWI Red Cross propaganda posters\u003c\/strong\u003e are important documents of \u003cstrong\u003eFirst World War American humanitarian mobilisation history\u003c\/strong\u003e. This reproduction is ideal for collectors of \u003cstrong\u003eGreat War American Red Cross poster art\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWWI minimal graphic design history\u003c\/strong\u003e, or lovers of \u003cstrong\u003eearly 20th century American typographic poster design\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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