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Liberty Fair, Motor Square Garden, Dec. 13-14, 1917 US poster: Two costumed figures with balloons and kaleidoscope-like tubes

Liberty Fair, Motor Square Garden, Dec. 13-14

Two costumed figures with balloons and kaleidoscope-like tubes appear between portraits of a sailor and a soldier in star frames, advertising a two-day fair at Motor Square Garden with admission prices. The pleasure of the event is tied to the images of servicemen and to the stated beneficiaries, 'Soldiers & Sailors'.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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Date
1917
Period
First World War
Made by
Emergency Aid of Pennsylvania and American Overseas Committee
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Poster
Issuer type
NGO
Regime
Wilson Administration
Leader
Woodrow Wilson
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Fundraise
Themes
Home front, War and the military
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 (NARA), RG 4 (U.S. Food Administration), World War I Posters (NAID 512439), retrieved October 3, 2026
Rights
NARA Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
Emergency Aid of Pennsylvania and American Overseas Committee. National Archives and Records Administration, 4-P-300.

Text on the object

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

LIBERTY
FAIR
MOTOR SQUARE
GARDEN
DEC.   13-14.
ADULTS-25¢
CHILDREN-15¢
EMERGENCY
AID OF PENNA.
BENEFIT
OF
SOLDIERS & SAILORS
AMERICAN
OVERSEAS
COMMITTEE
EMERGENCY AID OF PENNA. (seal)
MILDRED FLOYD
REPUBLIC BANK NOTE CO.

The sailor's cap reads 'USA'.

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