Emprunt de la Liberation, Souscrivez: war loan poster with soldiers and Liberty figure – Antique Poster Print
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Emprunt de la Liberation, Souscrivez: war loan poster with soldiers and Liberty figure. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Emprunt de la Liberation, Souscrivez: war loan poster with soldiers and Liberty figure
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Few French war loan posters from 1918 pair a Liberty figure with soldiers as directly as this one, and its single word, "Souscrivez" (subscribe), makes the appeal plain. The Emprunt de la Libération was one of the government's wartime bond drives, and posters like this one were pasted on walls, station platforms and town squares to bring in small investors as well as banks. Such images relied on allegory and patriotic symbolism because the state needed ordinary citizens to lend money to the war effort. The poster ties buying a bond to the cause of liberation itself, presenting a financial act as a civic duty.
| Created / published | 1918 |
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| Original scan | 2,765 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1334_Emprunt_de_la_Liberatio_1918 |
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