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World War I Liberty Loan Poster
1918

"Are you 100% American? Prove it! Buy U.S. Government bonds"
At a time when many U.S. citizens were concerned about the possible disloyalty of the foreign born, the federal government released this poster encouraging patriotic Americans to help pay off the country's war debts.

Notes
20" wide x 30" high
Web display only
Learn more!
· War Propaganda
· "Produce for Victory: Posters on the American Home Front (1941-45)," an NMAH Virtual Exhibition
· "Powers of Persuasion: Poster Art from World War II," a National Archives and Records Administration Virtual Exhibition
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