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The Red Cross War Fund Poster

Date: 1914
Description: "If You Can't Go Across With A Gun Come Across With Your Part Of The Red Cross War Fund." Poster depicting a man, wounded and bleeding with his arm in a sl...
Poster

For Liberty and Peace on Earth - Buy War Bonds

Date: 1944
Description: Treasury Design No. 51, "Liberty Bell." The poster features the Liberty Bell ringing against a backdrop of holly and other Christmas decorations. On the ri...
Print

Ne-rucha-ja Feast Program

Date: 1929
Description: Front cover of a program for a feast and pow-wow in support of the Lake Monona Wild Life Sanctuary group's attempt to preserve Frost's Woods (Ne-rucha-ja)....
Poster

That Liberty Shall Not Perish From the Earth

Date: 1918
Description: United States government bonds poster in the Fourth Liberty Loan "B" series. "Buy Liberty Bonds. Fourth Liberty Loan." Depicts enemy aircraft bombing New Y...
Poster

"Let Them Eat Cake" Poster

Date: 
Description: Social action poster advertising a sale to raise money for citizen groups. The poster reads, "Monday October 3rd 11am-2pm Madison Civic Center. Let Them Ea...
Poster

Anti-Anita Bryant Bash Poster

Date: 1977
Description: Flyer promoting a party at the Great Hall in UW-Madison's Memorial Union. The party was a fund-raiser for organizations opposing anti-gay discrimination in...
Poster

Have You Bought Your Bond?

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of the Statue of Liberty against a blue background. Poster text reads: "Have you bought YOUR BOND? Liberty Loan Subscripti...
Poster

Buy a Liberty Bond of the U.S. Government and Wear This Button

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a large version of the Liberty Bond button, which includes the Statue of Liberty and reads: "I Own a Liberty Bond." Pos...
Poster

I Have Bought Another Liberty Loan. Have You?

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring a large version of the Liberty Loan button with the Statue of Liberty and the words: "I Own a Liberty Bond." An arrow directs the viewer f...
Poster

You're Not in Style If You Don't Wear a Button Like This

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an oversized Liberty Loan button of 1917, which includes the Statue of Liberty and the words: "Get Behind the Government, Liberty Loan of ...
Poster

That Liberty Shall Not Perish From the Earth

Date: 1918
Description: Poster depicting enemy aircraft bombing New York, which is in flames. In the foreground, the Statue of Liberty has been attacked and its head has been seve...
Poster

YMCA United War Work Campaign

Date: 1918
Description: World War I illustrated poster featuring a portrait of General Pershing. The YMCA logo is at the top left of the poster. Poster includes Pershing quote cab...
Poster

For All Humanity

Date: 1918
Description: Posters featuring a photograph of a female nurse looking out of a window. Two empty hospital beds with white covers and a chair is in the room behind her. ...
Poster

Tsingtau Orchestra

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a house burning in the background and a silhouette of a person with two children at their side in the foreground. Text ...
Poster

Charity Bazaar for the Benefit of War Sufferers

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a house burning in the background and a silhouette of a person with two children at their side in the foreground. Text ...
Poster

Auditorium Plankinton Hall

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with red and white text that reads: "Auditorium Plankinton Hall Sunday Night Mr. 17 Benefit Performance. Co. L. 340th Infantry. Milwaukee's Own 10 B...
Poster

Pour que vos enfants ne connaissent plus les horreurs de la guerre, souscrivez á l'Emprunt National

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of a woman standing and holding in her arms a small child wearing a nightgown. They are next to a bed with a doll resting on th...
Poster

2me Emprunt de la Defense Nationale

Date: 1916
Description: Men and women bringing money to the feet of La Marseillaise and Marianne. A cherub or child on the left has a helmet and sword. A little girl is emptying a...
Poster

4e Emprunt de la Défense Nationale

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with an illustration of a young drummer boy leading troops carrying ragged flags into battle. There is a large transparent figure of Marianne in the...
Manuscript

W.S.S. and Victory Liberty Loan Pamphlet

Date: 1918
Description: Cover of a pamphlet promoting War Savings Stamps and Victory Liberty Loans.

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