Keywords: world war i worldwari war savings stamp warsavingsstamp poster u.s. treasury department ustreasurydepartment ammunition casper emerson casperemerson war savings pledge warsavingspledge library company of philadelphia librarycompanyofphiladelphia text World War I-era poster depicts War Savings Stamps as an ammunition belt, feeding into a soldier's machine gun. The United States spent over $30 billion on the war effort, and relied heavily on the revenue generated by selling War Saving Stamps and Victory Loans to the American public. Issued by the U.S. Treasury Department; artist: Casper Emerson, Jr. Accession Number: P.2284.52 Click here to view the record of this poster on ImPAC, the Library Company's digital collections catalog. World War I-era poster depicts War Savings Stamps as an ammunition belt, feeding into a soldier's machine gun. The United States spent over $30 billion on the war effort, and relied heavily on the revenue generated by selling War Saving Stamps and Victory Loans to the American public. Issued by the U.S. Treasury Department; artist: Casper Emerson, Jr. Accession Number: P.2284.52 Click here to view the record of this poster on ImPAC, the Library Company's digital collections catalog. |