You Buy a Liberty Bond Poster

• Unframed
• Artist: C. R. Macauley
• 20 X 28 inches

• Product Description

• The “You buy a liberty bond–Lest I Perish” poster was used during World War 1 to encourage the purchase of war bonds (known at the time as liberty bonds) to help fund the U.S. war effort.

  A Liberty Bond was a war bond  sold in the United States to support the allied cause in World War I. Subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty in the United States and introduced the idea of financial securities to many citizens for the first time.

During World Wars I and II, many branches of the federal government used posters to urge Americans to support the war effort. In a time without TV or the internet, posters were an inexpensive way to deliver powerful messages to millions of people. The government hired well-known artists to create designs that unified the American people, and new posters are still in production. These posters serve as significant historical artifacts that document the efforts to mobilize and inspire the American public during the World Wars.

Due to the mandatory transfer of records from federal agencies, the National Archives acquired a significant collection of famous posters that were created by the federal government.

The National Archives preserves more than 50,000 posters in its Still Picture holdings.