Liberty Bonds Save Liberty
10/13/1917
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In this cartoon, an American purchases a Liberty Bond to send a message to the German Kaiser. This was one of 18 cartoons the cartoonist drew in October, 1917, supporting the second Liberty Bond drive.
Liberty Bonds were notes issued by the U.S. Treasury and sold to the public through Federal Reserve Banks to help finance World War I. The Federal Government generated income to pay for the war with a combination of new taxes and money raised from bond sales. The Second Liberty Loan campaign was one of four bond drives nationally advertised through vivid posters and other media. The Liberty Bond drives proved a highly-effective means of enlisting public support for the war effort.
This cartoon was drawn by Clifford Berryman, one of Washington, DC's best-known cartoonists in the early to mid-1900s. Berryman drew for the
Washington Post and
Evening Star newspapers. His cartoons touched on a variety of subjects including politics, elections, and both World Wars.
This cartoon is featured in America and the World: Foreign Affairs in Political Cartoons, 1898–1940,
a free PDF book from the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Archives.This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate .
National Archives Identifier:
6011293Full Citation: Artwork V-013; Untitled; 10/13/1917; Berryman Political Cartoon Collection, 1896-1949; Records of the U.S. Senate , Record Group 46 ; National Archives Building, Washington DC, 20408. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/liberty-bonds-save-liberty, May 14, 2024]