Physical Description
Lithographic poster on offwhite paper with yellow background sections. The title is in the top right center; to the left is the organization name superimposed over the acronym, UNRRA; below is a text block describing UNRRA and its relief programs. Near the center is a black and white photographic collage including a large image of a woman in a babushka, and smaller images of European and Asian refugees waiting in line in front of destroyed buildings. There are 6 circular photographic images on the lower left depicting relief efforts for survivors of the war with boxed captions. There are 4 images along the lower section from left to right: tractors ready for shipment, aid workers assisting displaced persons; personnel administering medical care to a child; and a worker distributing clothing. There are 2 images on the right: workers with bags of seeds and a man inspecting barrels of food. Along the lower edge is a black rectangle with text.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 21.875 inches (55.563 cm) | Width: 33.875 inches (86.043 cm)
Materials
overall : paper, ink
Markings
front, across upper left, over yellow UNRRA, black ink : UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND REHABILITATION ADMINISTRATION
front, across upper right, black ink : HELPING PEOPLE TO HELP THEMSELVES
front, upper left , first and second sections, black ink : UNRRA IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION consisting of 47 governments / organized to provide relief and rehabilitation to the people of liberated / territories in Europe and the Far East. / UNRRA IS A SHORT-TERM SERVICE AGENCY, acting on behalf of the United / Nations, and designed to meet immediate relief needs and also to rehabilitate / war-shattered economies so that they can, once more, take part in the world / economy.
front, upper left center, third section, indented, black ink : UNRRA PROVIDES Relief supplies: Food, clothing, fuel, medicines, household / supplies, etc. / Relief services: Health and welfare services, epidemic / control, repatriation of displaced persons, etc. / Rehabilitation Supplies and Services: Seeds, fertilizer, / raw materials, machinery, transportation and other public / utilities, technical service, etc. /
front, left center, fourth section, black ink : UNRRA IS DIRECTED to carry out its relief and rehabilitation program among / those United Nations needing assistance, without any discrimination on / account of race, creed, color or political belief.
front, lower left, image caption, white ink : Tools for essential work
front, lower center left, image caption, white ink : Repatriation of the displaced
front, lower center, image caption, white ink : Medical aid
front, lower center right, image caption, white ink : Clothing for the destitute
front, lower right center, image caption, white ink : Seeds for farming
front, upper right center, image caption, white ink : Food for the starving
front, across lower edge, yellow and white ink : FOUNDATION FOR PEACE- UNITED NATIONS
front, lower right corner, white ink : ISSUED BY UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION OFFICE / Litho’d in U. S. A.
front, lower right edge, union label, black and white ink : S A № / UNION / L I P & B A 58 / LABEL / NEW YORK
Contributor
Distributor:
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Office of Public Information
Subject:
Raymond H. Fadner
Biography
Raymond Holt Fadner was born on March 23, 1917, in Humbird, Wisconsin, to Amelia and Henry Holt Fadner. He had a brother, Lawrence, and two sisters, Elizabeth and Vivian. In 1921, Raymond’s family moved to Laurium, Michigan. He graduated from Calumet High School in 1935. In 1939, Raymond graduated from the University of Minnesota, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. After graduation, he was awarded a two year fellowship toward a graduate degree in business administration. In 1940, he moved to Washington, DC, to work as a statistician for the Civil Service Commission. He then was employed by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) (1943-1947). Raymond later was employed by the Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation until his retirement in 1984. Raymond passed away, age 79, on November 25, 1996, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
