You--Buy a Liberty bond lest I perish / C.R. Macauley. – Historic Reproduction
![You--Buy a Liberty bond lest I perish / C.R. Macauley., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fb/fbb11c814fd2-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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This vintage poster of You--Buy a Liberty bond lest I perish / C.R. Macauley. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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You--Buy a Liberty bond lest I perish / C.R. Macauley.
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In this poster, the Statue of Liberty itself makes the appeal, pleading with the viewer in the words "You--buy a Liberty bond lest I perish." It dates from 1917, when the United States had just entered the First World War and the federal government needed large sums to finance it. The Liberty Loan drives sold bonds to ordinary Americans through posters like this one, turning a financial request into a patriotic duty. Its illustrator, C.R. Macauley, placed the nation's most recognizable symbol under threat, a sign of how heavily these campaigns relied on emotional imagery.
| 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 | 2,273 × 3,439 px · prints to 8 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221502 |
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