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US 6th War loan poster of a soldier glaring at a map of Japan

Object | Accession Number: 1988.42.22

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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Poster for the 6th War Loan campaign depicting a the face of a helmeted soldier overprinted with Next floating above an image Japan. The campaign for the 6th War Loan subscription took place from November 20 - December 16, 1944. There were 8 war loan drives from 1942 to 1945. By the end of the war, 85 million Americans had purchased 185.7 billion dollars of bonds.he Treasury Department issued posters to encourage the public to buy war bonds. There were 8 war loan drives conducted from 1942 to 1945 and by the end of the war 85 million Americans had purchased 185.7 billion dollars of bonds. The war in Europe ended May 8, 1945, and the war in Japan on September 2, 1945.
    Artwork Title
    Next! (Japan) 6th War Loan
    Series Title
    Buy War Bonds
    Date
    publication/distribution:  1944
    Geography
    publication: Washington (D.C.)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David and Zelda Silberman
    Markings
    front, top, red ink : NEXT!
    front, center, white : JAPAN
    front, bottom right, yellow ink : 6th / WAR / LOAN
    front, right, blue ink : Bingham
    front, bottom left corner, black ink : ✩ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1944 – O-– 610930
    front, bottom edge, center, black ink : OFFICIAL U.S. TREASURY POSTER
    front, bottom right corner, black ink : WFD 958 - A
    Contributor
    Artist: James Bingham
    Printer: United States Government Printing Office
    Distributor: United States Department of Treasury

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Classification
    Posters
    Category
    War propaganda
    Physical Description
    Offset color lithograph poster depicting the face of a grimacing, battle hardened soldier in a camouflage helmet glaring down at the island of Japan on a gradient blue background. To the left is a gray oval with a bomb hitting a target with the design of the red and white Japanese flag. There is text at the top and bottom. On the back is printed postal information.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 28.000 inches (71.12 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, ink

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Bingham, James.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by David and Zelda Silberman.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
    Record last modified:
    2024-11-07 11:29:29
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