War propaganda posters and ephemera collection

Identifier: irn530836
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn530836

Acquisition

The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two posters and a full page advertisement produced in the United States during World War II.

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US Buy War Bonds poster depicting the Statue of Liberty
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn552833
- English
- 1945
- overall: Height: 28.000 inches (71.12 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
American war bond poster printed in 1945, featuring a clenched fist holding war bonds, superimposed in front of the Statue of Liberty’s arm and torch. The symbolism of the image implies that purchasing war bonds was a way the public could support and protect American liberty, represented by the Statue of Liberty’s torch, which is also the lone light in the night sky. The United States Government offered the public the opportunity to purchase war bonds, and return them for reimbursement at a later date. Purchasing bonds was considered patriotic and an investment in victory, and U.S. posters ...
US poster depicting the Statue of Liberty and flags of Allied Nations
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn552834
- English
- 1942
- overall: Height: 28.000 inches (71.12 cm) | Width: 22.000 inches (55.88 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Poster depicting the Statue of Liberty and the flags of 30 of the first 31 (Iraq’s flag is not pictured) countries who had declared war on the Axis Powers, and signed the Declaration by the United Nations (an alternate term to describe the Allied Powers). The Declaration pledged the signatories to employ their full resources to the war effort, and prevented them from making a separate peace. The poster was designed by Steve Broder, a Canadian artist working in the United States. The need to manage information about the war on the home front led to the establishment of the OWI in June 1942. ...
Cadillac ad supporting World War II
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn552835
- English
- overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 21.000 inches (53.34 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago

War propaganda posters and ephemera collection

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US Buy War Bonds poster depicting the Statue of Liberty

US poster depicting the Statue of Liberty and flags of Allied Nations

Cadillac ad supporting World War II