Every Liberty Bond is a shot at a U boat--Fire your shot today--Buy a Liberty Bond – Antique Wall Art
![Every Liberty Bond is a shot at a U boat--Fire your shot today--Buy a Liberty Bond, [1917?] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/92/92fcbe9c7755-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 Every Liberty Bond is a shot at a U boat--Fire your shot today--Buy a Liberty Bond in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Here a Liberty Bond is pictured as a gunshot aimed at a German U-boat, with the caption urging readers to "fire your shot today." The United States entered the First World War in April 1917, and German submarine attacks on Atlantic shipping were a major reason for that decision. The federal government sold Liberty Bonds to pay for the war effort, and posters like this one turned a financial purchase into a patriotic act. Its blend of a striking image and a direct command was typical of the wartime appeals that drew millions of Americans into buying bonds.
| Created / published | [1917?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 28 x 53 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,279 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1829_Every_Liberty_Bond_is_a_1917 |
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