To prevent this - buy war savings certificates now / F. Gregory Brown J.W. Ltd. – Antique Wall Art
(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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To prevent this - buy war savings certificates now / F. Gregory Brown J.W. Ltd.
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This poster argues that buying war savings certificates would help prevent a grim outcome: its title, "To prevent this," points to the fate its subject headings describe, a German military threat tied to slavery and to industry under German control. Britain launched war savings certificates in 1916 to help pay for the war without relying only on taxes and loans, and posters like this one, printed in color by a commercial lithography firm, were a central tool for reaching ordinary households. The poster shows how wartime finance was sold to the public as a personal duty, with private savings presented as a defense against invasion and subjugation.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 102 x 63 cm. |
| Notes | B3002 Wt 5852/2598 10M 6/18. E3114. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Great Britain. War bonds & funds--Great Britain--1910-1920. Soldiers--German--Great Britain--1910-1920. Slavery--Great Britain--1910-1920. Industry--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,017 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1127_To_prevent_this_buy_wa_1918 |
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