Description
Object description
whole: the image occupies the left-hand third. The title is separate and positioned in the upper centre and upper right,
in red. The text is partially integrated and occupies the remainder, in red and black. All set against a white background.
image: a full-length depiction of a female figure, wearing robes, standing next to a memorial plaque. She stands with her arms outstretched
and fists clenched.
text: L'Evénement
GRANDS CONCOURS
(PREMIÈRE SÉRIE)
SIMPLE, FACILE A LA PORTÉE DE TOUS
50.000 FRANCS DE PRIX
A RÉPARTIR ENTRE 2.000 LAURÉATS
ET CONSISTANT NOTAMMENT EN
UNE OBLIGATION DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE DE 5.000Fs.
DEUX OBLIGATIONS DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE DE 1.000Fs.
DEUX OBLIGATIONS DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE DE _500Fs.
VINGT OBLIGATIONS DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE DE _100Fs.
MILLE COLIS POSTAUX d'une valeur de 10F. prêts à expédier aux ARMÉES ETC.
Les Lecteurs désigneront eux mêmes les LAURÉATS
Chaque jour L'Evénement reproduira des CITATIONS À L'ORDRE DE L'ARMÉE
LE LECTEUR EN CHOISIRA CINQ. LES PRIX SERONT ATTRIBUÉS A CEUX QUI SE SERONT LE PLUS RAPPROCHÉS DES CITATIONS AYANT RECUEILLI LE PLUS GRAND
NOMBRE DE VOIX
IMP. DE L'EVÉNEMENT
Pour les détails du Concours et la Liste des Prix Lire le No. de 25 JUIN DE L'Evénement Journal Quotidien le No. 5 Cent
['L'Evénement'. Major Competitions (first series). Simple, easy, accessible to all. 50,000 francs worth of prizes to be shared among 2000
prize-winners, consisting specifically of: one 5000-franc National Defence bond; two 1000-franc National Defence bonds; two 500-franc
National Defence bonds; twenty 100-franc National Defence bonds; 1000 parcels worth 10 francs ready to be dispatched to the armed forces,
etc. Readers will name the prize-winners themselves. Every day 'L'Evénement' will reproduce mentions in army dispatches. Readers will
choose five. The prizes will be awarded to those who have come nearest to the mentions that have attracted the largest number of votes.
'L'Evénement' Printworks. For details of the competition and the list of prizes, read the 25 June issue of 'L'Evénement' daily newspaper, 5
centimes a copy.]
Physical description
The female figure in this poster was copied from a British poster 'Take Up the Sword of Justice' by Sir Bernard
Partridge (see PST 0409).
Inscription
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 2/MES 10 ENSUS cen. 20. SEINE [with a depiction of a woman holding a pair of scales]
Inscription
R
Inscription
L'Evénement: Grand Concours.....50.000 frs. de Prix. Prix: Obligations de la Defense Nationale.
Inscription
MAR 1916 [x2]