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Story of the Boston Nursery for Blind Babies
This pamphlet provides a brief history of the Boston Nursery for Blind Babies. The pamphlet is accompanied with photographs displaying the nursery…
Joan of Arc Saved France. Women of America Save Your Country
World War I poster created by Haskell Coffin for the United States Treasury Department.A radiant Joan of Arc wearing a suit of armor, lifts her sword…
Conventions Which Protect
This poster was part of "Youth and Life" a 48-poster series published by the American Social Hygiene Association. The series was designed to educate…