World War I Posters (PA)

About This Collection

This collection is of World War I era posters of varying size, color and medium pertaining to the U.S. and Pennsylvania. The posters are manufactured for many different businesses, institutions, and government agencies, and the artwork is by famous, obscure and unknown commercial illustrators. Those printed by various federal agencies were intended to generate patriotic fervor in Americans. Disclaimer: The Pennsylvania State Archives provides digital access to a wide variety of historical documents, some of which may be considered offensive by current standards. The Archives does not endorse views expressed in these historical collections, but presents these collections to aid in scholarly research.

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"10,000 Members by Christmas"
21st Ward Victory Liberty Loan
"A Little Starving Child Brought Back to Life..."
"A Wonderful Opportunity for You"
"All Together! Enlist in the Navy"
"America Calls, Enlist in the Navy"
"Americans All!" Victory Liberty Loan
"Ammunition! And Remember - Bonds Buy Bullets"
"And They Thought We Couldn't Fight," Victory Liberty Loan
"Answer the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call"
"Ask Your Postmaster or Apply At, or Write to Navy Recruiting Station"
"Be Patriotic: sign your country's pledge to save the food"
"Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds"
"Beat Germany, Support Every Flag that Opposes Prussianism, Waste Nothing"
"Before Sunset, Buy a US Government Bond," Second Liberty Loan of 1917
"Blood or Bread"
"Buy a Liberty Bond, and Wear this Button - It is a Badge of Honor"