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title: 'Lend Your Money to Your Government: Second Liberty Loan of 1917'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/lend-your-money-to-your-government-second-liberty-loan-1917/
description: A night view of the Treasury Department building in Washington, with a few pedestrians in the foreground, sits under the headline 'Lend your money to your
section: Collection
---

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# Lend Your Money to Your Government: Second Liberty Loan of 1917

A night view of the Treasury Department building in Washington, with a few pedestrians in the foreground, sits under the headline 'Lend your money to your government.' The text tells readers to buy a United States Government bond and states that the Treasury will pay interest every six months. The appeal is a plain financial offer set against an image of the institution backing it; the only emotional register is the dignity of the building.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

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

```
Lend Your Money to Your Government
BUY A UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BOND
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN OF 1917
U.S. Treasury will pay you interest every six months
```

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