us-005578-irn520942-irn520951
type: RecordSet
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn520942-irn520951/acquisitions/1
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1945-12-31
history: The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by David and Zelda Silberman.
scope and content: Victory loan poster with a bald eagle on a stack of bonds on field of stars and stripes issued near the end of the war encouraging people to invest buy war bonds as an investment. The US entered the war in December 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Office of War Information (OWI) was set up in June 1942 to control the message and imagery of government information about the war. The public could purchase a $25 war bond for $18.75 which would help pay for the cost of the war. The bond could be redeemed 10 years after purchase for the full $25. The war in Europe ended May 8 and the war in Japan on September 2.
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn520942-irn520951/alternateIDs/1
title: US victory bonds poster depicting a bald eagle on a stack of bonds
has or had some members with language: eng
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Color offset lithograph poster with an image of a large bald eagle with its wings extended upward, perched on a stack of bond bills, with a rolled up bill with the denomination 200. The background has 3 large diagonal red, white, and blue stripes overlaid by a shower of blue and yellow stars. The slogan is in white at the top and across the bottom of the poster.
identifier: irn520951
has or had holder: us-005578
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1945-01-01
record resource extent: overall: Height: 25.875 inches (65.723 cm) | Width: 18.500 inches (46.99 cm)
is or was included in: us-005578-irn520942
has record set type: Item
conditions of access: No restrictions on access