Beat back the hun with liberty bonds / F. Strothmann. – Historic Print
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Beat back the hun with liberty bonds / F. Strothmann.
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Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds" ties the purchase of government debt directly to the fight against Germany, a link wartime poster makers pressed hard. F. Strothmann produced this color poster in 1918, when the Liberty Loan drives were the main way the United States financed its part in the First World War. The catalog record also lists the poet John Greenleaf Whittier, which suggests the design leaned on familiar moral language to make a request for money sound like a call to duty. The word "Hun," used for Germans throughout the war, shows how openly these appeals cast civilians as part of the effort.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. J8. 1918. · Whittier John Greenleaf 1807-1892. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,033 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1826_Beat_back_the_hun_with_1918 |
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