Do your part to win the war, buy more war savings stamps

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Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

1942

Description

Poster, color, 22 x 28 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office

Interpretation

The first Series E U.S. Savings Bond was purchased by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 1, 1941. During WWII war bonds were a source of monetary income for the United States government. Americans were urged to buy war bonds and war savings stamps. Purchasing bonds was considerd not only patriotic, but also an investment in victory. While the initial goal of selling war bonds was to finance the war, it had the positive side-effect of raising morale on the home-front. By the end of the war 85 million Americans had invested in war bonds. This poster, aimed at school children, describes how many war savings stamps or war bonds it will take to purchase particular supply items for the troops.

Lesson Plans / Themes

World War II

Learning Standards

16 History
14 Political systems

Author or Creator

United States. Treasury Department

Language

English

Subject / Keywords

World War II
War posters, American
Savings bonds
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States
World War, 1939-1945--United States

Collection Publisher

Illinois State Library

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

ww20028p

Date Created

10-19-01

Resource Type	image
Title	Do your part to win the war, buy more war savings stamps
Coverage / Year	1942
Description	Poster, color, 22 x 28 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office
Interpretation	The first Series E U.S. Savings Bond was purchased by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 1, 1941. During WWII war bonds were a source of monetary income for the United States government. Americans were urged to buy war bonds and war savings stamps. Purchasing bonds was considerd not only patriotic, but also an investment in victory. While the initial goal of selling war bonds was to finance the war, it had the positive side-effect of raising morale on the home-front. By the end of the war 85 million Americans had invested in war bonds. This poster, aimed at school children, describes how many war savings stamps or war bonds it will take to purchase particular supply items for the troops.
Lesson Plans / Themes	World War II
Learning Standards	16 History 14 Political systems
Author or Creator	United States. Treasury Department
Language	English
Subject / Keywords	World War II War posters, American Savings bonds World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States World War, 1939-1945--United States
Collection Publisher	Illinois State Library
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	ww20028p
Date Created	10-19-01

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