Help crush the menace of the seas - buy liberty bonds / J.L. Grosse. – Antique Print
![Help crush the menace of the seas - buy liberty bonds / J.L. Grosse., New York : O'Connor-Fyffe, Adv., [ca. 1918] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fb/fb5ee10e027f-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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A window into the past: Help crush the menace of the seas - buy liberty bonds / J.L. Grosse., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Help crush the menace of the seas - buy liberty bonds / J.L. Grosse.
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The poster's central image is a fist, a gesture that turns the threat of "the menace of the seas," meaning Germany's submarine campaign against Atlantic shipping, into something Americans could act against. Issued by the O'Connor-Fyffe advertising firm around 1918, this color lithograph was one of many Liberty Loan posters that urged civilians to finance the war by buying government bonds. Its bold color and blunt slogan reflect the wartime style of posters that were displayed in shop windows, public buildings, and other places where people gathered.
| Created / published | New York : O'Connor-Fyffe, Adv., [ca. 1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 71 x 47 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. J8. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Fists--1910-1920. War bonds & funds--United States--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,156 × 1,454 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 895_Help_crush_the_menace_o_1918 |
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