Lend the way they fight--Buy bonds to your utmost Our men need drugs and bandages--Our men need first aid kits / W.G.S. – Historic Reproduction
![Lend the way they fight--Buy bonds to your utmost Our men need drugs and bandages--Our men need first aid kits / W.G.S., Brooklyn, N.Y. : Latham Litho. & Ptg. Co., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/75/75536244284a-L.webp)
(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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This rare vintage poster captures Lend the way they fight--Buy bonds to your utmost Our men need drugs and bandages--Our men need first aid kits / W.G.S. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Lend the way they fight--Buy bonds to your utmost Our men need drugs and bandages--Our men need first aid kits / W.G.S.
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Lend the way they fight" sets this picture apart, since its slogan asks civilians to match soldiers' courage with their money. The wording fits the Liberty Loan drives the U.S. Treasury ran in 1917 and 1918, after the United States entered the First World War in April 1917 and needed large sums to finance the war. Bonds were sold through banks, schools and public rallies, and posters like this one tied buying a bond to patriotic duty. Notice how the message turns a financial act into a moral one.
| Created / published | Brooklyn, N.Y. : Latham Litho. & Ptg. Co., [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 64 x 99 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | F. 209 E. Poster has been cut to irregular shape. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--United States--1910-1920. Gas warfare--1910-1920. First aid--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,692 × 3,757 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221503 |
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