Over the top for you - Buy U.S. gov't bonds, Third Liberty Loan

OverTheTop.jpg

Title

Over the top for you - Buy U.S. gov't bonds, Third Liberty Loan

Creator

Riesenberg, Sidney H., 1885-1971

Description

Poster showing a soldier clutching an American flag.

World War I was fought primarily from entrenched positions. Soldiers from opposing armies dug deep, complicated fortifications on either side of a barren "no man's land," battling back and forth over a few square miles of territory for months at a time. "Over the top" meant an attack: soldiers would have to climb up out of their trenches, over the top of the barricades, in order to charge at the enemy's side of the line. Going "over the top" was a harrowing and extremely deadly experience.

Publisher

US Department of the Treasury

Date

1918

Source

Bside B / World War, 1914-1918

Extent

1 broadside / 77 x 51 cm

Identifier

OverTheTop.jpg

Format

jpeg

Provenance

Michael Sherman gift, 1990

Rights

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en

Original Format

Repository

Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, Vermont 05641

Rights Statement

No known copyright. The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Collection

Citation

Riesenberg, Sidney H., 1885-1971, “Over the top for you - Buy U.S. gov't bonds, Third Liberty Loan,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed March 28, 2024, https://www.digitalvermont.org/items/show/2315.