Lot 564
Baldridge "The A.E.F. to the President: If the folks back home…" 1918. Size: 20 x 30". Printer: Robert Gair Company, New York, "F.309" printed at lower left. Soft creasing at top quarter with one 2" tear at top edge, one ½" chip at left edge, four small chips at bottom edge, one ½" discolored area by soldier's shoulder. Good colors, very good condition.
LeRoy Baldridge was an early Field Service volunteer and artist. His portraits and their "from the trenches" captions were popular posters and reminded the people back home of the hardships faced by the Expeditionary Forces. This particular poster shows the soldiers ready to sacrifice their pay for the Fourth Liberty Loan.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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