Buy U.S. Gov't. Bonds of the Second Liberty Loan of 1917, 1917

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Identifier: A2000-037-013

Scope and Contents

Illustration of the Statue of Liberty. Words in blue and red

Dates

Creation: 1917

Creator

From the Collection: Dibner, Andrew S. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Full Extent

1 item/s : Lithograph on paper ; overall: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Object labels, ''Americans, Do Your Bit': World War I in Posters' Opened 3 June 2017

Advertisement, 1917 United States Gift of Andrew S. Dibner, A2000/37/13

To raise money for war-related expenses, in 1917 and 1918 the U. S. government offered Americans the chance to purchase bonds, called Liberty Loans. The government paid purchasers an interest rate of 3' to 4' percent when the bonds matured. To avoid competition with banks, the government kept their interest lower than what most banks offered.