US Buy War Bonds poster depicting a Christmas tree full of war bonds
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 27.875 inches (70.803 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
Creator(s)
- United States Treasury Department War Finance Division (Author)
- United States Government Printing Office (Printer)
- United States Department of Treasury (Distributor)
- Don Snider (Artist)
Archival History
The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by David and Zelda Silberman.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David and Zelda Silberman
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
US Buy War Bonds poster with a Christmas tree decorated with war bonds and stamps issued by the Treasury Department to encourage the public to buy war bonds. War bonds could be redeemed 10 years after purchase for the full $25. If you could not afford a war bond you could buy a war stamps, starting at 10 cents, which could be saved to purchase a bond. There were 8 war loan drives conducted from 1942 to 1945 and by the end of the war 85 million Americans had purchased 185.7 billion dollars of bonds. The war in Europe ended May 8, 1945, and the war in Japan on September 2, 1945.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Offset color lithographic poster with an image of a stylized, conical green Christmas tree decorated with $25 war bonds and red cones filled with green and red war stamps. The tree is topped by a yellow 5 point star and rests upon a round dark red base. wrapped presents are scattered around the tree. The background is yellow with gradient green edges. There is text is the upper right and along the bottom and the artist's name is printed within the image. The back has printed postal information and the paper is creased from folding.
People
- Snider, Don.
Subjects
- War posters, American--Specimens.
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Posters--Specimens.
- World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States--Posters--Specimens.
- War posters--Specimens.
- Savings bonds--United States--Posters--Specimens.
- World War, 1939-1945--Finance--United States--Posters--Specimens.
Genre
- Object
- Posters