War Savings Stamps
Designer
Designer Unknown
Date1918
Dimensions40 x 27 1/2 in. (101.6 x 69.9 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LinePoster House Permanent Collection
Object numberPH.8214
DescriptionThis poster shows the skyline of Lower Manhattan being protected by one of the 33 battleships in the United States Navy—many of which were built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Singer Building, the Woolworth Building, and some of the many docks surrounding the lower Manhattan shoreline are also depicted on either side of the vessel’s lattice mast. War Saving Stamps were a national fund-raising initiative introduced by the U.S. government during the war that allowed citizens to invest five dollars in the war effort—a more affordable price than war bonds. Thrift stamps, valued at 25 cents each, could also be purchased and accumulated until the five dollar level was achieved. Posters for the promotion of this program were displayed throughout the country during this time. The term “Liberty’s Gateway” often referred to Ellis Island. Here, however, New York City itself is that gateway and must be protected at all costs.On View
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