Forensic Research Archive of Manipulation and Exploitation
Buy a Liberty Bond of the U.S. government, 1917 US poster: Red, white and blue sheet reading 'Buy a Liberty Bond of the U.S.

Buy a Liberty Bond of the U.S. government

Red, white and blue sheet reading 'Buy a Liberty Bond of the U.S. Government' above a round badge with the Statue of Liberty and the words 'I own a Liberty Bond', with the line 'And wear this button - it is a badge of honor'. The statue lends national symbolism to the bond, and the button turns ownership into a visible mark of status.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

TransferGlittering generalities
Date
1917
Period
First World War
Made by
U.S. Treasury Department (Liberty Loan campaign; issuer not printed)
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Poster
Issuer type
State
Regime
Wilson Administration
Leader
Woodrow Wilson
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Fundraise
Themes
Economy and finance, Home front
Event
World War I
Regime
Wilson administration
Leader
Woodrow Wilson
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
Rights
Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Treasury Department. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-512 (NAID 513991).

Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

BUY A
LIBERTY
BOND
OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
I OWN A
LIBERTY
BOND
AND WEAR THIS BUTTON-
IT IS A BADGE OF HONOR

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