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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Buy War Bonds, Poster
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Buy War Bonds, Poster

Object numberMO 2005.13.36.110.1
Name Poster
Artist (American, 1882 - 1945)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1941 - 1943)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1789)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 22 1/8 in x W 14 in (56.2 cm x 35.6 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of Uncle Sam standing at the center and pointing to the right with one hand while the other clutches an American flag that is billowing behind him. Clouds and surrounding scenery transitions from dark to light, moving left to right in the direction he points. Shadow images of planes are flying in the sky above Uncle Sam and a troop of moving U.S. Army soldiers are below him, all moving in the same left to right direction towards the light. Black text at the bottom of the poster reads: BUY WAR BONDS. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U. S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-469201 WSS 510-B.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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