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Fundraising on Charles River
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Above and below These are not photographs of the
Cedar Rapids fundraising event described below in this post. Rather, they show a comparable funding event in Boston, on the
Charles River, in which small-scale dazzle-camouflaged boats are used to attract a larger audience.
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CAMPAIGN ON THE BOOM in Cedar Rapids Gazette (Cedar Rapids IA), April 10, 1918—
The Great Lakes Naval Training Station band, one of the most noted organizations of its kind in the world, paid Cedar Rapids a visit late yesterday afternoon and gave a marching concert downtown. The band minus the presence of the famous leader, John Phillip Sousa, is on an extended tour of the middle west states in the interest of the Liberty Loan. Coming to this city from Mount Vernon [Iowa] over the interurban, the band paraded the business district and was given a big ovation at every corner. A drill team of eight jackies in uniform gave a gun drill at several points where the band halted.
Considerable interest is being manifest in the camouflage illustrations in the vacant lot at Third Avenue and Third Street. The odd pieces are painted in the same colors as guns in the war zone which are camouflaged to prevent being located by the enemy’s big guns. It is also a boost for the Third Liberty Loan, asking the people not to compel Cedar Rapids to camouflage its final subscription.
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camouflaged recruiting boats
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RELATED LINKS
Dazzle Camouflage: What is it and how did it work? / Nature, Art, and Camouflage / Art, Women's Rights, and Camouflage / Embedded Figures, Art, and Camouflage / Art, Gestalt, and Camouflage / Optical science meets visual art / Disruption versus dazzle / Chicanery and conspicuousness / Under the big top at Sims' circus
