Virtual War Bond Posters Gallery
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago played an important role in coordinating the regional sale of bonds to finance both World War I and World War II. Courtesy of the Knowledge Center, here is the Bank’s collection of posters created at that time to support the war effort. Visit the Money Museum to see some of them in person.
“Over the Top” Illinois!
L. Bonhajo
1917
Illinois Litho. Co.
20 in. x 27 in.
“Over the Top” Illinois!
Unknown artist
1917
Unknown publisher
18.5 in. x 26 in.
Missing
W. F. Mizen
c. 1918
War Savings Committee
for Illinois
20 in. x 26 in.
Add the Fifth Point
Unknown artist
1917
Women’s Committee
Liberty Loan Organization
Seventh Federal Reserve District
17 in. x 28 in.
Are You Protecting Their Future?
Ika Ballahiyhl
c.1917
Canterberry Co.
20 in. x 29.5 in.
Keep Him Free
Charles Livingston Bull
1917
Kitterlinus
19.5 in. x 29.5 in.
Help Them Keep Your War Savings Pledge
Casper Emerson
1917
American Lithographic Co.
21 in. x 30.5 in.
Boys and Girls!
James Montgomery Flagg
1917
American Lithographic Co.
19 in. x 29 in.
For Home and Country
Alfred Everitt Orr
1918
American Lithographic Co.
19.5 in. x 29.5 in.
Help Him Win by Saving and Serving
Unknown artist
1918
American Lithographic Co.
19.5 in. x 29.25 in.
And They Thought We Couldn’t Fight
Vic Forsythe
1917
Kitterlinus
19 in. x 29 in.
Your Money Back with Interest
William Balfour Ker
1917
The Stobridge Litho. Co.
37 in. x 28 in.
Invest
Unknown artist
1917
The Stobridge Litho. Co.
20 in. x 30 in.
Remember! The Flag of Liberty
Unknown artist
c. 1917
United States Government Printing Office
Heywood, Strasser & Voight
20 in. x 28 in.
Your War Savings Pledge
Unknown artist
1917
United States Government Printing Office
20 in. x 31 in.
Serve Your Country by Saving Money
Reinhold Palenske
1918
United States Government Printing Office
21.5 in. x 29 in.
Save and Invest
Unknown artist
1917
United States Government Printing Office
16 in. x 23.5 in.
Can you Look a Wounded Soldier in the Eye
Unknown artist
c. 1917
Unknown publisher
13.5 in. x 18 in.
Remember and Invest
J.M.H.
1917
Sackett & Wilhelms Corp.
13.5 in. x 18 in.
They Give Their Lives
Horace Devitt Welsh
1918
Sackett & Wilhelms Corp.
21 in. x 30.5 in.
Are You 100% American?
Stern
1917
Sackett & Wilhelms Corp.
21 in. x 31 in.
Sure! We’ll Finish the Job
Gerrit Albertus Beneker
1918
Edwards & Deutsch Litho Co.
24.5 in. x 36 in.
Carry On!
Dorothy Clogston
1918
Savings Division of New England
30 in. x 41 in.
Joan of Arc Saved France
Haskell Coffin
1918
The United States Printing and Lithograph Co.
20 in. x 30 in.
Save Your Child from Autocracy and Poverty
Herbert Andrew Paus
1918
The United States Printing and Lithograph Co.
28.5 in. x 39 in.
My Daddy Bought Me a Government Bond
Unknown artist
1917
The United States Printing and Lithograph Co.
19 in. x 30 in.
Third Red Cross Roll Call
Haskell Coffin
1918
Unknown publisher
21 in. x 31.5 in.
Our Soldiers in Siberia!
Petrty
1918
Illinois Litho. Co.
22 in. x 31.5 in.
Americans All!
Howard Chandler Christy
1919
Forbes Lithographers
26 in. x 39 in.
The Spirit of America
Howard Chandler Christy
1919
Forbes Lithographers
21 in. x 31 in.
Fight or Buy Bonds
Howard Chandler Christy
1917
Forbes Lithographers
19.5 in. x 29.5 in.
7,354,000 Lives Lost
Unknown artist
c. 1919
Walton & Spencer Co.
22 in. x 28 in.
We Save and Succeed
Unknown artist
c. 1919
Walton & Spencer Co.
15 in. x 19 in.
Wise Spending Saves
Unknown artist
1919
Unknown publisher
29 in. x 43.5 in.
Don’t Let Swindlers Persuade You
Unknown artist, date and publisher
22 in. x 28 in.
Home at Last from Overseas!
Unknown artist and date
Underwood and Underwood
14 in. x 16.5 in.
Keep it Burning!
Unknown artist, date and publisher
22 in. x 29 in.
My Soldier
Hiram Harold Green
1918
Matthews-Northrup Works
29 in. x 43 in.
One Game Mr. Thriftless Can’t Play
Ben McCutcheon
Unknown date and publisher
11.5 in. x 15 in.
Remember Dec. 7th!
Allen Saalburg
1942
Office of War Information
28.5 in. x 40.5 in.
For Defense
Unknown artist
1942
United States Government Printing Office
28 in. x 40 in.
Save Freedom of Speech
Norman Rockwell
1943
United States Government Printing Office
28.5 in. x 41 in.
Freedom from Fear
Norman Rockwell
1943
United States Government Printing Office
28.5 in. x 41 in.
Freedom from Want
Norman Rockwell
1943
United States Government Printing Office
28.5 in. x 41 in.
Virutal War Bond Posters Gallery
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago played an important role in coordinating the regional sale of bonds to finance both World War I and World War II. Courtesy of the Knowledge Center, here is the Bank’s collection of posters created at that time to support the war effort. Visit the Money Museum to see some of them in person.
