US 6th War loan poster of a soldier glaring at a map of Japan
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The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by David and Zelda Silberman.
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US 6th War loan poster of a soldier glaring at a map of Japan
overall: Height: 28.000 inches (71.12 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
Poster for the 6th War Loan campaign depicting a the face of a helmeted soldier overprinted with Next floating above an image Japan. The campaign for the 6th War Loan subscription took place from November 20 - December 16, 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.he Treasury Department issued posters to encourage the public to buy war bonds. There were 8 war loan drives conducted from 1942 to 1945 and by the end of the war 85 million Americans had purchased 185.7 billion dollars of bonds. The war in Europe ended May 8, 1945, and the war in Japan on September 2, 1945.
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Offset color lithograph poster depicting the face of a grimacing, battle hardened soldier in a camouflage helmet glaring down at the island of Japan on a gradient blue background. To the left is a gray oval with a bomb hitting a target with the design of the red and white Japanese flag. There is text at the top and bottom. On the back is printed postal information.