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Keep Him Free

Date: 1917
Description: War Savings Stamps poster featuring an eagle crushing enemy planes. At the top of the poster is written: "Keep Him Free" and at the bottom: "Buy War Saving...
Photograph

Empty Stocking Club

Date: 12 23 1957
Description: Phyllis Wikoff, director of the Empty Stocking Club, receives a check for $400 from Major Robert I. Perina, commanding officer of the 4th automatic-weapons...
Photograph

Governor Gaylord Nelson Starts Poppy Day Drive

Date: 05 12 1960
Description: Governor Gaylord Nelson purchases the first red poppy to start the annual joint veterans organizations poppy sales days. Shown, left to right, are: Gov. Ne...
Photograph

Disabled Veterans Forget-Me-Not Sale

Date: 09 26 1960
Description: Madison Mayor Ivan A. Nestingen kneels next to two young boys, Steve and John Peckman, during a ceremony prior to the Forget-Me-Not fundraising drive of th...
Poster

Remember Belgium. Buy Bonds. Fourth Liberty Loan

Date: 1918
Description: United States government bonds poster in the Fourth Liberty Loan "B" series. Depicts in silhouette a German soldier running and dragging a girl against a b...
Poster

That Liberty Shall Not Perish From the Earth

Date: 1918
Description: United States government bonds poster in the Fourth Liberty Loan "B" series. "Buy Liberty Bonds. Fourth Liberty Loan." Depicts enemy aircraft bombing New Y...
Poster

Beat Back The Hun with Liberty Bonds

Date: 1918
Description: United States Department of the Treasury Liberty bonds poster. Depicts a giant German soldier, with blood on his hands and rifle bayonet, leaning over the ...
Photograph

Hot Line to Santa Fund Raiser

Date: 12 05 1963
Description: Marine James Tetzlaff of the Marine Corps Reserve helping Mike Lehnherr, age 3 of Verona, put his short wave call through to the North Pole at Westgate Sho...
Photograph

Red Cross Tag Day Group

Date: 07 1918
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Red Cross nurses standing in front of the Hartford Fire Department building for Tag Day, which was a fundraising event.
Poster

Back The Boys, Do it Now

Date: 1918
Description: Poster promoting a war fund drive in Marathon County, bordered by American flags and logos for the "Marathon County War Fund, Back the Boys," featuring an ...
Poster

Lest They Perish

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a woman with a baby tied to her back, standing amid the ruins of some buildings. Poster text reads: Lest They Perish. C...
Poster

The Child at Your Door

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a girl wearing a headscarf, looking directly at the viewer. Poster text reads: "The Child at Your Door. 400,000 Orphans...
Poster

Where the Victims Are

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a map of the near East, with countries demarcated. The poster title is red text reading: "Where the Victims Are." The rest of the text rea...
Poster

Lest We Perish

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a young woman whose headscarf has slipped down onto her shoulders, holding out her hands to the viewer. Poster text rea...
Poster

They Shall Not Perish

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of Columbia, who is brandishing a sword and protecting a young woman sitting beside her holding onto her legs. A flag is w...
Poster

Give or We Perish

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a woman clutching her coat around her and looking nervously to the right. Poster text reads: "Give or We Perish. Americ...
Poster

Let's End It — Quick With Liberty Bonds

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a woman as Columbia holding out her hands to the viewer. Behind her, a city is in flames. Poster text reads: "Let's End...
Poster

You Buy a Liberty Bond, Lest I Perish

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of the Statue of Liberty as a woman in Lady Liberty garb, who is pointing sternly at the viewer. Poster text reads: "YOU b...
Poster

You Buy a Liberty Bond, Lest I Perish

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of the Statue of Liberty as a woman in the Lady Liberty garb, who is pointing sternly at the viewer. Poster text reads: "Y...
Poster

Have You Bought Your Bond?

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of the Statue of Liberty against a blue background. Poster text reads: "Have you bought YOUR BOND? Liberty Loan Subscripti...

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