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Buy now for the bigger 7th war loan

Poster
1945 (made)
Artist/Maker
US Treasury (issued by)
US Government Printing Office (printers)
Place of origin
Washington (made)

'Buy now for the bigger 7th war loan', US World War II poster, depicting a crowd of American citizens, of different social and racial groups, marching forwards holding dollar bills. Below, the slogan, printed in a white on the red background reads, 'Buy now for the / Bigger 7th / War Loan / through payroll savings'.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleBuy now for the bigger 7th war loan (generic title)
Materials and techniques
photolithograph
Paper
Ink
Photo Lithography
Brief description
'Buy now for the bigger 7th war loan', US World War II poster, issued by the US Treasury, Washington DC, 1945
Physical description
'Buy now for the bigger 7th war loan', US World War II poster, depicting a crowd of American citizens, of different social and racial groups, marching forwards holding dollar bills. Below, the slogan, printed in a white on the red background reads, 'Buy now for the / Bigger 7th / War Loan / through payroll savings'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.4cm
  • Width: 25.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BUY NOW FOR THE / BIGGER 7TH / WAR LOAN / Through Payroll Savings' (Below the image, printed white on red)
  • 'U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1945 - O - 636183' (Small black typeface, running along the lower left edge of the poster, with the outline of a star before 'US')
  • 'OFFICIAL U. S. TREASURY POSTER' (Small black typeface, running along the lower edge of the poster, centre.)
  • 'WFD 990' (Small black typeface, in the lower right corner of the poster)
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
Propaganda
War
Women
Men
Workers
Workers
Overalls
Suits
Paper Money
World War II
Other number
LS.2403 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1614-2004

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Record createdMarch 27, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O122368/buy-now-for-the-bigger-poster-us-treasury/
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