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NYC Book Campaign for WWI Soldiers.
Photo by Abel & Company, 1919.
Here's a link to the photo at the Library of Congress.
Perched atop a wall of books with a megaphone in hand in New York City, this woman promotes a book drive for World War I soldiers still in Europe into 1919. The image powerfully underscores how knowledge and stories are seen as vital supplies and morale - reminding us that books are weapons of comfort and connection.