The widow's mite behind the soldier's might--A Liberty Bond – Antique Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: The widow's mite behind the soldier's might--A Liberty Bond, preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The widow's mite behind the soldier's might--A Liberty Bond
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The title pairs the widow's mite, the small coin the poor widow gives in the New Testament story, with the soldier's might, casting modest savings as support for men fighting overseas. The Liberty Loan Committee of the Second Federal Reserve District, based at 120 Broadway in New York, issued the poster, which is text only and relies on its wording rather than imagery to make the appeal. Liberty Loan drives ran across the United States during World War I, when the government borrowed heavily from ordinary citizens to pay for the war, and posters like this one urged workers, families and small savers to buy bonds.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 25 x 75 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only. Liberty Loan Committee, 2nd Federal Reserve District, 120 Broadway, New York. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,443 × 3,595 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221805 |
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