Our daddy is fighting at the front for you - Back him up - Buy a United States Govt Bond of the 2nd Liberty Loan of 1917 / Dewey The T.F. Moore Co. New York. – Vintage Print
(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 vintage poster of Our daddy is fighting at the front for you - Back him up - Buy a United States Govt Bond of the 2nd Liberty Loan of 1917 / Dewey The T.F. Moore Co. New York. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Our daddy is fighting at the front for you - Back him up - Buy a United States Govt Bond of the 2nd Liberty Loan of 1917 / Dewey The T.F. Moore Co. New York.
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Two children, one holding a flag, appeal to viewers with the line "Our daddy is fighting at the front for you," urging them to "Back him up" by buying a bond. The Second Liberty Loan of 1917 was one of several bond drives the federal government ran to pay for American participation in the First World War, and posters like this one carried its message into streets, shops and workplaces. Printed in New York by the T.F. Moore Co., the piece also bears the United States Food Administration's sponsorship, a reminder that wartime conservation and fundraising often went hand in hand. The sentimental focus on children reflects how the campaigns asked ordinary families to see their savings as a direct contribution to soldiers overseas.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Notes | No. 6. · United States Food Administration sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. Children--1910-1920. Flags--American--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,081 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 547_Our_daddy_is_fighting_a_1917 |
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