Feed the guns with war bonds and help to end the war Accession Number: ARTV00962

Description

This striking design by Bert Thomas (1883-1966) was poster No. 124 issued by the National War Savings Committee in September 1918. It depicts a sailor and guns aboard a battleship at sea. The poster was created to promote the purchase of war bonds with the white space in the upper half of the design left blank to allow for the additions of local text following distribution.

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Accession Number
ARTV00962
Artist
B T
Artist
Samuel Herbert Thomas
Printer
H.G.B. Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: lithograph on paper
Measurement
Sheet: 76 cm x 51 cm
Medium
lithograph on paper
Date Made
1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
transferred from AWM Relics Collection 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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