You--Buy a Liberty Bond--Lest I perish! – Historic Reproduction
(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 You--Buy a Liberty Bond--Lest I perish! in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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You--Buy a Liberty Bond--Lest I perish!
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Few wartime posters were as direct as this one, which tells the viewer plainly that buying a Liberty Bond is the thing to do. The United States Treasury issued the bonds to pay for the country's part in the First World War after Congress declared war in April 1917. The government ran several Liberty Loan drives, and each one leaned heavily on posters, parades and public appeals to turn ordinary families into lenders. Notice that the poster asks the viewer to act rather than simply admire the image.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1910-1920. War bonds & funds--United States--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,752 × 4,706 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221519 |
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