World War 2 Poster

Object/Artifact

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Ripon Historical Society

The image is a vintage poster featuring uniformed men and women under the words "THEY CHANGED," showing them transitioning from civilians to military personnel, with a lower section advocating for the financial change from coins to war bonds, using the slogan "YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO CHANGE," illustrated by images of coins transforming into currency, encouraging investment in war savings bonds during wartime, signifying a patriotic duty and financial prudence, all set against a background of illustrated heads of civilians and military figures.

The image is a vintage poster featuring uniformed men and women under the words "THEY CHANGED," showing them transitioning from civilians to military personnel, with a lower section advocating for the financial change from coins to war bonds, using the slogan "YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO CHANGE," illustrated by images of coins transforming into currency, encouraging investment in war savings bonds during wartime, signifying a patriotic duty and financial prudence, all set against a background of illustrated heads of civilians and military figures.

Name/Title

World War 2 Poster

Entry/Object ID

2024.402.2

Description

World War 2 propaganda poster encouraging the purchase of war bonds. Published by the Safety Engineering Dept.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.402

Source or Donor

Ripon Historical Society

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1940

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Poster, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Poster

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects