Buy Liberty Bonds – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Buy Liberty Bonds, preserved in this vintage poster. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
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A color lithograph carrying the plain command "Buy Liberty Bonds" dates from about 1917, the year the United States entered the First World War. Congress authorized the bonds that spring to help finance the war, and the Treasury Department ran a series of Liberty Loan drives that relied heavily on posters like this one to reach ordinary households. Such posters were printed in large runs and displayed in post offices, shop windows and workplaces, where their bold lettering and patriotic appeal aimed to turn a request for a loan into a civic duty.
| Created / published | c. 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | print – poster, lithograph, color |
| Original scan | 2,518 × 3,639 px · prints to 8 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | L-M-1 |
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