A Little Starving Child Brought Back to Life Because You Went Without Some Luxury
A plain sheet with a large red cross between two blocks of text says a starving child was brought back to life because the reader did without a luxury. It links personal sacrifice to a single rescued child and states that all of the Red Cross War Fund goes to war relief, using the cross emblem to carry the organisation's standing.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1918
- Period
- First World War
- Made by
- American Red Cross (Second War Fund)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- NGO
- Regime
- Wilson Administration
- Leader
- Woodrow Wilson
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Fundraise
- Themes
- Home front, Health
- Event
- World War I
- Regime
- Wilson administration
- Leader
- Woodrow Wilson
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 4 (U.S. Food Administration), World War I Posters (NAID 512439), retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- NARA Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
American Red Cross (Second War Fund). National Archives and Records Administration, 4-P-222.
Text on the object
A little Starving Child brought back to life because you went without some luxury All of the Red Cross War Fund goes for War Relief FORM N.Y. 1 - SECOND WAR FUND
'All' is underlined on the sheet. The form line at lower right is very small print.
