War Bond Campaign

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Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Title: War Bond Campaign
Photographer: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.
Description: 1944 photo of store (very likely Sears on Church St.; note wall advertising) customers and/or employees signing up to buy U.S. war bonds. Large poster of GI throwing a hand grenade says: "[Let The]m Have It. Buy Extra Bonds." Informal arrangement of "ordinary citizens" in an everyday setting conveys the idea that everyone can contribute to the war effort.
Subject: Advertising.
Department stores.
Men.
Portrait photography.
Women.
Burlington (Vt.).
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: photographs
black-and-white photographs
Extent: 1 image
Publisher: University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
Date Captured: 2009-12-02T00:00:00Z
Access Conditions: Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Identifier (local): mcalB21F26i02
Digital Format: image/tiff