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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.
85 Million Americans Hold War Bonds
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

85 Million Americans Hold War Bonds

Object numberMO 2005.13.36.153.2
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1943 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1789)
Date1945
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 22 in (71.1 cm x 55.9 cm )

DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a raised arm with the hand clutching a fistful of $100 war bonds, while rising behind it, and in a similar pose is the Statue of Liberty's raised arm holding a flaming torch. The background consists of a nighttime sky with stars. White text in the lower half of the poster reads: 85 / MILLION / AMERICANS / HOLD / WAR BONDS. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. Government Printing Office : 1945-O-629877 / Official U.S. Treasury Poster / WFD 983-A.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Non exposé