World War 2 Poster

Object/Artifact

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Ripon Historical Society

The image is a vintage World War II propaganda poster featuring a woman and a child with blonde hair, both wearing red and white striped hair ribbons, looking at and handling U.S. war stamps and bonds; the child is holding a stamp, while the woman supports the effort by encouraging involvement, emphasized by the bold text above them that reads, “Even a little can help a lot - NOW," and at the bottom, it urges citizens to “Buy U.S. War Stamps and Bonds."

The image is a vintage World War II propaganda poster featuring a woman and a child with blonde hair, both wearing red and white striped hair ribbons, looking at and handling U.S. war stamps and bonds; the child is holding a stamp, while the woman supports the effort by encouraging involvement, emphasized by the bold text above them that reads, “Even a little can help a lot - NOW," and at the bottom, it urges citizens to “Buy U.S. War Stamps and Bonds."

Name/Title

World War 2 Poster

Entry/Object ID

2024.402.1

Description

Color poster from the May 1942 cover illustration fro Ladies' Home Journal. Artist, Alfred Parker. Mother is watching her daughter lick a savings stamp before pasting it onto a stamp book. The message reads, "Even a little can help a lot - now. Buy U.S. war stamps & bonds."

Acquisition

Accession

2024.402

Source or Donor

Ripon Historical Society

Made/Created

Artist

Alfred Parker

Date made

circa 1942

Time Period

World War II

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

Dimensions

Width

14-1/2 in

Length

20 in