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title: Lexington, 1775; Independence July 4, 1776; John Paul Jones said; Washington crossed the Delaware (cut-outs)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/john-paul-jones-cut-outs-1942/
description: 'Four-panel sheet of Revolutionary War scenes in orange, green and black: Lexington, the Declaration, John Paul Jones and Washington crossing the Delaware.'
section: Collection
---

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[![Lexington, 1775; Independence July 4, 1776; John Paul Jones said; Washington crossed the Delaware, 1942 US poster: Four-panel](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/john-paul-jones-cut-outs-1942.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/john-paul-jones-cut-outs-1942.jpg)

# Lexington, 1775; Independence July 4, 1776; John Paul Jones said; Washington crossed the Delaware (cut-outs)

Four-panel sheet of Revolutionary War scenes in orange, green and black: Lexington, the Declaration, John Paul Jones and Washington crossing the Delaware. Each pairs the past with a war-savings ask, a transfer of founders' prestige to buying stamps and bonds.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
Lexington, 1775
They fought for Freedom
We fight to keep it
BUY WAR STAMPS & BONDS
INDEPENDENCE
July 4, 1776
"...and for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance, on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."
They kept the faith and so do you every time you lend a dime for WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
To exhibit these posters to best advantage please cut apart along the dotted lines and display separately
JOHN PAUL JONES said:
'I have not yet begun to fight'
Fight with War Stamps & Bonds
Washington crossed the Delaware
to win our Freedom
We cross oceans to keep it
BUY WAR STAMPS & BONDS
[signature: JD]
[signature: J DAUGHERTY]
[imprint:] U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1942-O-[illegible] WSM [illegible]
```

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