British Blue Cross WW1 Injured Horse Poster World War I WWI Print

The2FunAdGuyz offer a new, high-quality reproduction print of a poignant, 1915 fund-raising poster for The Dumb Friend's League (now the Blue Cross) of London. The poster seeks funds designated for the Blue Cross Fund for Wounded Horses at the war front during World War I. It reminds us of a tragedy most of us in the modern world would like to forget--the tragic end suffered by hundreds of thousands of horses in that conflict. As the mechanized warfare of the twentieth century collided with armies who still used horses, the effects of battle casualties, gas warfare, exhaustion and lack of food took their toll--too little attention was paid to the problem.

Headline: Our Dumb Friend's League. A Society For The Encouragement of Kindness to Animals.

An injured horse is shown on a battlefield--isolated and alone as smoke and fire from a shelling fill its face with dread.

The text at the bottom reads: "Blue Cross Fund for Wounded Horses at The Front. Donations immediately to: Arthur J Coke, Secretary., 58 Victoria Street, London, S. W.

The Blue Cross is a British animal welfare organization, founded in 1897, and originally known as the Dumb Friends League. The word "dumb" as used in this context meant that someone or something could not speak for themselves--in other words, mute--and is rarely used in that context any longer.

This is a thought-provoking poster and deserves to be part of a collection of animal rights memorabilia.

PAPER QUALITY: This new print is on a highest quality, acid-free, 100-pound glossy premium text paper that allows for maximum color brilliance and fidelity for older images.

Image Size: 10.5 inches wide by 16.5 inches high.

Paper Size: 11 inches wide by 17 inches high. This allows for a small border around the image for matting and framing. When matted, this format is perfect for a standard 16-inch x 20-inch frame, a manageable size for a wide variety of decorating purposes.

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