c. 1943–1945 · Colour poster, ink on paper
We salute the Chinese Republic on her birthday October 10th
United China Relief
Why it matters
Flags, a handshake, and Sun Yat-sen’s portrait make the alliance appear reciprocal and historically grounded. The smaller text qualifies that equality by praising China for struggling toward democracy “as we did,” placing Chinese political development inside an American sequence.
- Publication
- United China Relief, member agency of the National War Fund
- Holding institution
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
- Shelfmark
- MO 2005.13.31.17; NARA IDs 735948 and 739394
United China Relief. We Salute the Chinese Republic on Her Birthday October 10th, c. 1943–1945. Colour poster. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, MO 2005.13.31.17.