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US War Bonds poster of three small children under the shadow of a swastika
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn107175
- English
- 1942
- overall: Height: 40.000 inches (101.6 cm) | Width: 28.375 inches (72.073 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
U.S. War Bond poster designed by Lawrence Beall Smith in 1942, after America's entry into World War II. It features three young children, apprehensive and fearful, as they are enveloped by the large, dark arm of a swastika shadow. The poster was distributed by the United States Treasury Department and implied that purchasing war bonds would keep the children safe from the Nazi threat. War bonds were offered by the United States Government for purchase by the public; purchasers would keep the bond and be reimbursed for its return at a later date. Purchasing bonds was considered patriotic and...
War Bonds poster
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn193325
- English
- 1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago