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YMCA and YWCA paper fan
YMCA and YWCA paper fan
Titles: YMCA and YWCA paper fan (Supplied title)
Description: Card stock fan with a narrow wooden stick handle. One side has a "YMCA" logo above "RED TRIANGLE FACTS" and extensive facts related to YMCA War Work in the United States and overseas. The other side lists facts related to YWCA War efforts, below a "YWCA" logo and "FOLLOW THE BLUE TRIANGLE." Stamp near the top on one side reads, "Minn. Hist. Soc. / SEP 2 - 1918" and "Minn. State Fair 1918" is handwritten near one edge. Fans like this were possibly handed out at the Minnesota State Fair to advertise the two organization's work prior to a national fund drive November 11-19, 1918.
Dates
- 1918 (Use)
Creation
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 1983.109.1
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 14 1/2 inches length (including stick)
- 9 inches width
Subjects
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YMCA and YWCA paper fan
YMCA and YWCA paper fan