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Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee "Die Siegesfreiheitsanleheihe" [The Victory Liberty bond]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09808.03 Author/Creator: Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee Place Written: New York, New York Type: Poster Date: 1917 Pagination: 1 poster Height: 38.5 cm, Width: 39.5 cm Order a Copy

One poster entitled, "Die Siegesfreiheitsanleheihe." Text refers to past German attacks on the English and Americans, with graphic description of the sinking of the Lusitania. Illustration is of a Skull with a bloody saber held through its teeth, adorned with a Prussian helmet while a scene of destruction is depicted in the background.

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