Description
First World War poster issued by the Canadian Government to sell war savings stamps. It features a beaver at work building a dam. The beaver represents a ' true Canadian' hard at work supporting the war effort and, as the beloved national mascot, is symbolic of the nationalistic qualities of patriotism and industriousness. The text printed in brown and white is integrated over the upper right and across the bottom. The triangular War Savings Stamps emblem is positioned in the bottom right corner.
Details
Accession Number
ARTV00495
Publisher
Canadian Government
Measurement
Overall: 59.8 cm x 44 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Credit Line
Transferred from AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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