Weapons for Liberty
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1917
- Description
This poster from World War I shows Columbia dressed in an American flag and holding a golden shield with the seal of the United States of America. A boy dressed in a khaki Boy Scouts of America uniform kneels at her feet and offers her a sword inscribed with the Boy Scouts motto, "Be Prepared." The text of the poster reads, "U*S*A Bonds. Third Liberty Loan Campaign. Boy Scouts of America. Weapons for Liberty."
- Creator
- Leyendecker, J. C. (Joseph Christian), 1874-1951
- Partner
- Digital Library of Tennessee
- Contributing Institution
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Publisher
- American Lithographic Co
- Subjects
- Boy Scouts of America
Columbia (Symbolic character)
Posters
United States. Committee on Public Information
War bonds
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States
World War, 1914-1918--Finance
World War, 1914-1918--Propaganda
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Boy Scouts
Daggers & swords
Flags
Patriotism--United States
Political posters
Propaganda
Seals (Insignia)
Shields - Location
- New York (N.Y.)
- Type
- image
- Rights
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- Chicago citation style
- Leyendecker, J. C. (Joseph Christian), 1874-1951. Weapons for Liberty. 1917. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/1952. (Accessed March 4, 2021.)
- APA citation style
- Leyendecker, J. C. (Joseph Christian), 1874-1951, (1917) Weapons for Liberty. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/1952
- MLA citation style
- Leyendecker, J. C. (Joseph Christian), 1874-1951. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/1952>.