Original Item. Only One Available. “His Home Over There” was one of many posters issued during World War I to encourage support of the war. According to researcher Michelle Ule, during WW1 the YMCA provided for 90% of the general welfare to American troops numbering over 4 million with the help of 26,000 paid workers and 35,000 volunteers. They provided entertainment for the troops and managed the US mail, helping soldiers write letters to loved ones. They also provided morale boosters with religious activities and even set up roller skating rinks. They also provided coffee, tea, donuts, and cigarettes at mobile canteens, where soldiers from the front lines could come a relax and recover. The Young Women’s Christian Association, or the YWCA, aimed to support the war efforts as well. During WWI, the YWCA was responsible for forming work councils, operating hostess houses on camp grounds as well as manufacturing areas. Their mission was to do its share for men in uniform, with its main purpose to meet the needs of women and girls, including the wives and families of servicemen, nurses and employees at military posts, workers in war industries, and others directly affected by the emergency needs of the nation. The local YWCA formed a patriotic league for its members and concentrated on food conservation and Red Cross work. Throughout the Great War, the YMCA and YWCA made significant and critical contributions to the war effort (MDHS Library Department, 2014).

This is a fantastic poster likely hung up at a YMCA Donation drive or in a YMCA/YWCA hall, measuring a large 21⅝ x 41” with the logos of the YMCA and YWCA over HIS HOME OVER THERE. The poster has some tearing and appears to have been cut incorrectly when made with a long stretch of blue at the bottom, but this could be cut. A great candidate for framing!

Comes ready to frame and display.

Note: Poster will be shipped rolled in a tube.