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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

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.36.153.2
Object Type Poster
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 )
Physical 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
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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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