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World War I and II Poster Collection
The World War I and II posters are part of the Oversize Collection, which consists of unbound items from various Regional History Center collections that are too large to store in regular archival boxes. The Oversize Collection contains five major groups of documents: posters and broadsides, photographs and prints, maps, newspapers, and certificates.
The war poster collection contains 629 posters from World Wars I and II depicting recruiting, morale, propaganda, and production incentive. A full listing of the World War I and II posters can be accessed in the PDF inventory.
More information about the Poster Collection can be found in the collection's finding aid.
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- War savings pledge week May 11 to 18
- Sharp, War savings pledge week, May 11 to 18, Pledge yourself to buy stamps regularly during 1918
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- Attention, wage earners!
- Attention, wage earners! For the last time your Government is calling upon you for help in lending your savings to enable it to clear away its war obligations. ... Yours to finish our brilliant war record with honor, Samuel Gompers, President American Federation of labor, ...
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- Honor emblem 75% of this firm's employees have bought bonds ...
- Honor Emblem, 75% of this firm's employees have bought bonds of the 4th Liberty Loan
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- Let your money crush the Hun
- Let your money crush the Hun
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- Buy bonds 4th Liberty Loan
- Buy bonds 4th Liberty Loan
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- Keep them on the run
- Keep them on the run
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- One of one hundred thousand ... Million Dollar Fund of American Boys
- One of one hundred thousand. I am an American boy. I cannot go to the trenches, but I can do my bit at home so that a man may go to the trenches. I cannot suffer a soldier's hardships and wounds, but I can sacrifice to make a soldier's life more bearable. I cannot give a fortune, but I can work and give my earnings. I am a red-blooded American boy, I can do my bit of sacrifice with a soldier at the front. I will be one of one hundred thousand boys to earn and give one million dollars. NOTE: The Million Dollar Fund of American Boys is part of the $35,000,000 Campaign of the War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Association of the United States. Secure information from local Campaign Director.
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- Third Liberty Loan Subscriber
- Third Liberty Loan subscriber
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- Dig! He's digging for you...
- Dig! He's digging for you. Buy your bonds as though he were your boy. 4th Liberty Loan U.S. Government Bonds
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- "Over the top" Illinois! / (other side) Let Santa bring W.S.S...To all patriots
- "Over the top" Illinois! Buy war savings stamps, invest one-tenth of your December income in W.S.S. Put Illinois "over the top" for our boys
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- Honor flag of the 3rd Liberty Loan
- Honor flag of the Third Liberty Loan awarded by the United States Treasury department to every town subscribing its quota. Supplement to The Chicago Sunday Tribune, April 7, 1918. Published by arrangement with the United States Treasury Department., See other side.
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- Pershing Patriot
- Pershing patriot W. S. S., 1. C. 232
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- Saturday Sept. 28 go to your polling place and voluntarily buy your bonds
- Saturday Sept. 28 Go to your polling place and voluntarily buy your bonds. Each person who voluntarily goes to his or her polling place (where they vote) and voluntarily subscribes for bonds of the 4th liberty loan on September 28th receives a special button which shows that they are voluntary subscribers. Those who do not purchase bonds at their polling places on September 28th will not be given the button and their names will be handed to a special committee whose duty it will be to sell such delinquents bonds in the amounts that they are able to take. Consider this poster your official notice.
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- U.S. Government War Savings Stamps. Who Saves Serves
- U. S. Government War Savings Stamps. Who saves serves. The ideal investment for everyone. They're offering their lives. $5.00 stamps for $4.12 Will cost 1c more each month after February 1st, 1918. Thrift stamps 25 cents each. On sale at post offices, banks, stores or from your mail carrier
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- Subscriber honor emblem 4th Liberty Loan
- Subscriber honor emblem 4th Liberty Loan
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- Our gold star heroes are calling to you
- Babcock, Our Gold Star heroes are calling to you. Gold Star mothers' victory loan booth, Blackstone Hotel, May 3rd and 10th
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- "People who halt buying liberty bonds now halt our men at the front ..."
- "People who halt buying liberty bonds now halt our men at the front and help the Hun." Capt. Wm. A. Moffett, U. S. N. Commandant, Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
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- Danger! Forget Hun peace talk Buy Liberty Bonds
- Danger! Forget Hun peace talk. Buy Liberty Bonds.
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- "Over the top" Illinois!
- L. Bonhajo, "Over the top" Illinois! W.S.S. War Savings Stamps are mitey stamps (in size) but mighty stamps for liberty and peace on earth-good will toward men
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- "Over the top" Illinois! Buy War Savings Stamps
- "Over the top" Illinois! Buy War Savings Stamps. Invest one-tenth of your December income in W.S.S. Put Illinois "over the top" for our boys
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- She sits at her window ...
- She sits at her window ... Now she waits in the silent room ... Grant, oh ye men and women who live unhaunted ... Grant by the gift of what is yours to give ... Grant that it shall be yours to purchase ... Grant that through your bonds ... Buy these bonds humbly ... that their sacrifice should be justified.
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- Subscribe you!! "George" can't do it all
- Subscribe you!! "George" can't do it all
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- Honor roll....Victory Liberty Loan
- Honor Roll. The following patriotic men and women in this organization have invested in the Victory Liberty Loan
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- Are you a welcher?
- Are you a welcher? What are you going to say to Chicago's fighters if Chicago fails! Subscribe
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- Eight million patriotic workers have made 291,004,000 necessary articles for war purposes
- Dexter, Eight million patriotic red cross workers have made 291,004,000 necessary articles for war purposes ..., Bulletin No. 9