US 5th war loan poster
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 24.500 inches (62.23 cm) | Width: 18.500 inches (46.99 cm)
Archival History
The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by David and Lucinda Pollack.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David and Lucinda Pollack
Scope and Content
Poster for the 5th War Loan campaign with a broom sweeping Nazi emblems. The campaign for the 5th War Loan subscription took place from June 12 - July 8, 1944. There were 8 war loan drives from 1942 to 1945. By the end of the war, 85 million Americans had purchased 185.7 billion dollars of bonds.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Poster on paper adhered to canvas depicting a broom sweeping Nazi symbols.
Subjects
- Savings bonds--United States--Posters--Specimens.
- Soldiers--United States--Pictorial works.
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Posters--Specimens.
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Civilian--United States--Posters--Specimens.
- World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States--Posters--Specimens.
- War posters, American--Specimens.
- Anti-Nazi propaganda--United States--Posters.
Genre
- Object
- Posters