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For baby's future buy war bonds

Poster
ca.1943 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'For Baby's Future buy war bonds ', Second World War poster depicting a black and white photographic image of an Afro-American baby, half-crawling on its front, wearing a white romper suit, and smiling. Next to the baby, who is on a bed with white sheets, is a stamp album 'for the purchase of United States War Savings Bonds'. The album has images of 25 cent stamps, $25 bonds, and a soaring eagle carrying the American flag. The image is framed by a blue border, and below are the words, 'For Baby's Future Buy War Bonds', in large white letters. The lower left corner of the poster, from about half way up and 1 cm in, has been torn off


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFor baby's future buy war bonds (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'For Baby's Future buy war bonds ', Second World War poster depicting a black and white photographic image of a baby, issued by Office for Emergency Management, OWI Domestic Operations Branch, about 1943
Physical description
'For Baby's Future buy war bonds ', Second World War poster depicting a black and white photographic image of an Afro-American baby, half-crawling on its front, wearing a white romper suit, and smiling. Next to the baby, who is on a bed with white sheets, is a stamp album 'for the purchase of United States War Savings Bonds'. The album has images of 25 cent stamps, $25 bonds, and a soaring eagle carrying the American flag. The image is framed by a blue border, and below are the words, 'For Baby's Future Buy War Bonds', in large white letters. The lower left corner of the poster, from about half way up and 1 cm in, has been torn off
Dimensions
  • Height: 46.2cm
  • Width: 45.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'For Baby's Future / BUY WAR BONDS' (Below the image, white on blue)
  • '. . . orm 934 G.P.O. J. 589116' (Left side, lower edge of poster, black ink, partly absent, torn)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
Other number
LS.2322 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.837-2004

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Record createdMarch 30, 2006
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