Name/Title
WWI War Savings Stamp PosterEntry/Object ID
2023.1.737Description
Help Them -- Keep your war savings pledge poster. Issued by the United States Treasury Dept. during WWI.
World War I-era poster depicts War Savings Stamps as an ammunition belt, feeding into a soldier's machine gun, making it evident to Americans the need to help fund the war efforts in order to help troops.
The United States spent over $30 billion on the war effort, and relied heavily on the revenue generated by selling War Saving Stamps and Victory Loans to the American public.Context
Committee on Public Information, Division of Pictorial Publicity.