I am telling you--On June 28th I expect you to enlist in the army of war savers to back up my army of fighters / James Montgomery Flagg. – Antique Wall Art
![I am telling you--On June 28th I expect you to enlist in the army of war savers to back up my army of fighters / James Montgomery Flagg., N[ew] Y[ork] : American Lithographic Co., [1918]. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b5/b528db7b71f3-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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of I am telling you--On June 28th I expect you to enlist in the army of war savers to back up my army of fighters / James Montgomery Flagg.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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I am telling you--On June 28th I expect you to enlist in the army of war savers to back up my army of fighters / James Montgomery Flagg.
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Uncle Sam addresses viewers directly in this 1918 poster, telling them they are expected to enlist by June 28 in a drive for War Savings Stamps. James Montgomery Flagg, whose Uncle Sam had already become famous through his 1917 "I Want You" recruiting poster, cast civilians as an "army of war savers" who would back up the fighting forces overseas. The Treasury's savings campaign asked ordinary Americans to lend money to the government, and posters like this one presented buying stamps as patriotic service.
| Created / published | N[ew] Y[ork] : American Lithographic Co., [1918]. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | W[ar] S[avings] S[tamps] enlistment. Princeton war posters, Turnbull BFA2278. Promotional goal: U.S. J8. 1918. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,826 × 4,711 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219830 |
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