Help to catch Huns. Victory Bonds shorten the war – Antique Print
![Help to catch Huns. Victory Bonds shorten the war, [S.l. : s.n.], 1918. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bc/bcbb9586a736-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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Step back in time with Help to catch Huns. Victory Bonds shorten the war, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Help to catch Huns. Victory Bonds shorten the war
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Here the Victory Bond drive is framed as a police matter. The title, "Help to catch Huns," presents buying bonds as a civilian duty on a level with hunting down enemy agents. The subject headings tie the poster to Canada's wartime economy and to the police, reflecting how the Victory Loan campaigns asked ordinary citizens to fund the war and to stay alert to suspected spies and saboteurs. "Hun" was the common Allied slur for Germans during the First World War, and posters like this one used it to turn a financial transaction into a patriotic contest. Canada ran several Victory Loan drives between 1917 and 1919, and this lithograph shows how those appeals were pitched to everyday viewers.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n.], 1918. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 36 x 53 cm. |
| Genre | War posters Canadian 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920.Humorous pictures 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Title from item. Gift; Baltimore Museum. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Canada. War bonds & funds--Canada--1910-1920. Police--Canada--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,693 × 4,676 px · prints to 19 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225350 |
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