Dollars in war bonds are double-duty dollars
War bond poster in two columns headed Today and Tomorrow. Small drawings of a flying boat, a field gun and a jeep sit above a list of bombers, jeeps, tanks, bullets and rifles; drawings of a kitchen, car, refrigerator and armchair sit above better homes, automobiles, tractors, bathrooms and refrigerators. The pairing lists only the benefits of buying bonds.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1943
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Government (issuer not named; Government Printing Office imprint)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Fundraise
- Themes
- Economy and finance, Home front
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 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. Government. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-648 (NAID 514126).
Text on the object
DOLLARS IN WAR BONDS ARE DOUBLE-DUTY DOLLARS TODAY BOMBERS JEEPS TANKS BULLETS RIFLES TOMORROW BETTER HOMES AUTOMOBILES TRACTORS BATHROOMS REFRIGERATORS [imprint:] U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943-O-544305
