To have and to hold! War bonds – Antique Wall Art
(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.)
Description
A window into the past: To have and to hold! War bonds, preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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To have and to hold! War bonds
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The slogan "To have and to hold!" borrows the wording of a wedding vow and applies it to the home front, suggesting that buying a bond is a promise kept to the soldier. This official U.S. Treasury poster from 1944 comes from the years when the government sold war bonds to help pay for fighting in Europe and the Pacific. Posters like it were a central tool of the Treasury's War Finance Division, which ran the bond drives. Artist Vic Guinnell's color design pairs soldiers with the American flag, the national symbols that campaigns relied on to tie private savings to the war effort.
| Created / published | 1944 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | War posters 1940-1950.Prints Color 1940-1950. |
| Notes | No. 0-576074. WFD 891-A. Official U.S. Treasury poster. Poster by Vic Guinnell. |
| Subjects | World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--United States--1940-1950. Soldiers--American--1940-1950. Flags--American--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,143 × 1,444 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216847 |
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