War Bonds advertisement poster
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 23.125 inches (58.738 cm) | Width: 17.375 inches (44.133 cm)
Creator(s)
- Institute for American Democracy, Inc. (Issuer)
Archival History
The poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Crown Family.
Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Crown Family.
Scope and Content
Buy War Bonds poster issued by the Institute for American Democracy, Inc. to encourage the purchase of war bonds and war stamps. The US Treasury Department conducted 8 war loan drives from 1942 to 1945. The public could purchase a $25 war bond for $18.75 which would be used to help pay for the military’s expenses. The war bond could be redeemed 10 years after the purchase for the full $25. Bond quotas were set up on the national, state, county, and town levels to encourage the sale of war bonds. Volunteers went door-to-door to sell war bonds. By the end of the war, 85 million Americans had purchased $185.7 billion dollars worth 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
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Poster with several paragraphs of prose and an image of a seated woman pointing to herself with her knitting needles. The poster includes a Pledge for good Americans. Markings on front and back.
Subjects
- Patriotism--United States--Posters--Specimens.
- World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States--Posters--Specimens.
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Posters--Specimens.
- Savings bonds--United States--Posters--Specimens.
- War posters, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Finance--United States--Posters--Specimens.
Genre
- Object
- Posters