Pour le triomphe, souscrivez à l'emprunt national – Vintage Print
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A window into the past: Pour le triomphe, souscrivez à l'emprunt national, preserved in this historic image. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Pour le triomphe, souscrivez à l'emprunt national
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The slogan promises triumph to those who subscribe, a direct appeal to ordinary French citizens to lend their savings to the state. By 1918, France was financing the war largely through a series of national loans, and posters like this one, pasted on walls and in public squares, were a main tool for persuading families that buying a bond was a patriotic duty as well as an investment. The phrase "Pour le triomphe" ties that financial sacrifice to victory, a theme that grew more urgent as the final year of fighting wore on.
| Created / published | 1918 |
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| Original scan | 2,788 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 201_Pour_le_triomphe_souscr_1918 |
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