Buy a United States government bond of the 2nd Liberty Loan of 1917 , , 1917

Item — Item: wwp00085

Identifier: Subseries 1.8:

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Subseries

From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains posters advertising savings stamps and war bonds, including the First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth (Victory Liberty Loan) liberty bonds.

Dates

Creation: 1917

Creator

Groesbeck, Dan Sayre (Artist, Person)

Languages

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English and French.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 330 posters

Additional Description

Dimensions

20 x 29.75 in.

Note

Poster showing Uncle Sam gesturing towards troops, ships, and planes around the Statue of Liberty, with the quote, "Shall we be more tender with our dollars than with the lives of our sons", W.G. McAdoo [Secretary of the Treasury]. Poster designed by Dan Sayre Groesbeck. Printed Chicago: Illinois Litho. Co, Chicago. No. 1. Reference Number: wwp00085