Shall we allow this record to fail? Put the gold from your crops in Liberty Bonds / C.W. Drepperd. – 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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A 1918 color lithograph aimed at the farm families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, asks them to "put the gold from your crops" into Liberty Bonds, framing the question as a challenge to every reader. Liberty Loan drives sold government bonds to ordinary citizens to help pay for the nation's part in World War I, and rural communities were a key target because farm prices had risen during the war. The poster ties patriotic duty to the harvest, a link that makes it a fitting image for autumn and Thanksgiving, when the year's crops were counted and sold.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 66 x 49 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. War bonds & funds--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,790 × 4,725 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221518 |
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