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Subscribe to the War Loan 5½% - Pave the Way to Victory – Antique Print

Subscribe to the War Loan 5½% - Pave the Way to Victory, 1916 — historic image
Subscribe to the War Loan 5½% - Pave the Way to Victory, 1916. Historic image from the World War I collection.

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A window into the past: Subscribe to the War Loan 5½% - Pave the Way to Victory, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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This poster urges the public to buy a 5½ percent War Loan, a government bond that let ordinary citizens lend money to the state to pay for the First World War. Its title, "Pave the Way to Victory," ties the act of investing to the war effort, presenting a financial transaction as a patriotic duty. Posters like this were a central part of wartime fundraising, which relied on mass appeals to persuade civilians that their savings could help win the conflict. Dated 1916, it reflects a period when governments on both sides were borrowing heavily and turning to propaganda to keep money flowing into war finance.

Created / published1916
Original scan4,920 × 6,117 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi
Reference27_Podpishites_na_5_12_voe_1916

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