You--Buy a Liberty bond lest I perish / C.R. Macauley. – Antique Wall Art
![You--Buy a Liberty bond lest I perish / C.R. Macauley., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c4/c45ea5ecfc50-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 You--Buy a Liberty bond lest I perish / C.R. Macauley., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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You--Buy a Liberty bond lest I perish / C.R. Macauley.
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You Buy a Liberty Bond Lest I Perish" is a plea in the voice of its subject, asking the viewer to lend money to the war effort. The U.S. government sold Liberty Bonds to finance the country's fighting after it entered the First World War in April 1917, and the first Liberty Loan drive that spring raised about $2 billion. Posters like this one turned that financial request into an emotional appeal, often showing a figure in danger and tying a citizen's purchase to that person's survival. Its direct, urgent wording is typical of the propaganda that filled American streets and storefronts during the war.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Includes insignia Get behind the government. Liberty Loan of 1917."" |
| Subjects | Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--United States--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,772 × 4,730 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221502 |
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