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Aide toi le ciel t'aidera.

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Title
Aide toi le ciel t'aidera.
Poster Text French
Aide toi le ciel t'aidera.(La Fontaine, Livre 6, Table 18). Les Foyers du Soldat. Union Franco-Amèricaine. YMCA. Coquemer Imp. Paris.Fred Christol.
Artist
Christol, Fred  
English Translation
Help yourself; Heaven will help you. (La Fontaine, Livre 6, Table 18). [This is a quote from French poet Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695) from Fables 'Le Chartier Embourbe' concerning self-reliance.]
Printer
Coquemer Imp.  
Description
Two small frames show a field being plowed by horses, and haystacks in the sunrise.
Subject
Farming  
Genre
War posters  
Coverage-Temporal
1914-1919  
Type
  • Poster  
  • Still image  
Dimensions
18.1 x 11.4 in.
Language
fre
Campaign
Les Foyers du Soldat  
Sponsor
Y.M.C.A. Union Franco-Américaine  
Location-Folder
University of Illinois Archives: Collection 35/1/42, Folder 4
Repository
University of Illinois Archives
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
Digital Reproduction by History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Collection Title
French World War I Posters
Collection
French World War I Posters
TitleAide toi le ciel t'aidera.
Poster Text FrenchAide toi le ciel t'aidera.(La Fontaine, Livre 6, Table 18). Les Foyers du Soldat. Union Franco-Amèricaine. YMCA. Coquemer Imp. Paris.Fred Christol.
ArtistChristol, Fred  
English TranslationHelp yourself; Heaven will help you. (La Fontaine, Livre 6, Table 18). [This is a quote from French poet Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695) from Fables 'Le Chartier Embourbe' concerning self-reliance.]
PrinterCoquemer Imp.  
DescriptionTwo small frames show a field being plowed by horses, and haystacks in the sunrise.
SubjectFarming  
GenreWar posters  
Coverage-Temporal1914-1919  
Type
  • Poster  
  • Still image  
Dimensions18.1 x 11.4 in.
Languagefre
CampaignLes Foyers du Soldat  
SponsorY.M.C.A. Union Franco-Américaine  
Location-FolderUniversity of Illinois Archives: Collection 35/1/42, Folder 4
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois Archives
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionDigital Reproduction by History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Collection TitleFrench World War I Posters
CollectionFrench World War I Posters

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