You wear the button - we'll do the rest" "Every man and woman in the country must get behind this loan" W.G. McAdoo." – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of You wear the button - we'll do the rest" "Every man and woman in the country must get behind this loan" W.G. McAdoo.". It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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You wear the button - we'll do the rest" "Every man and woman in the country must get behind this loan" W.G. McAdoo."
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The slogan on this 1917 lithograph makes the lapel button the centerpiece: the wearer does their part, and "we'll do the rest." The quotation from William G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury, calls on every man and woman in the country to back the loan. The poster dates from the year the United States entered the First World War, when the government was selling bonds to finance the war effort. Wearing a button was a visible way for ordinary citizens to show they had bought in and supported the campaign.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 28 x 54 cm. |
| Genre | Buttons (Information artifacts) American 1910-1920.War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Card D. |
| 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 | 4,706 × 3,776 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 399_You_wear_the_button_we_1917 |
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