Seventh War Loan Drive posters
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United States government publication
World War II home front propaganda
war propaganda poster series
The Seventh War Loan Drive posters were World War II U.S. government propaganda materials that used the iconic "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" image to encourage citizens to buy war bonds.
Aliases (1)
- Seventh War Loan Drive ×1
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States government publication
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World War II home front propaganda → war propaganda poster series → |
| appliesToEvent |
Seventh War Loan Drive
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World War II → |
| associatedWith |
Office of War Information
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U.S. Treasury war bond campaigns → |
| collection |
held in collections of the Library of Congress
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held in collections of war and history museums in the United States → |
| colorScheme |
red, white, and blue emphasizing the American flag
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| creatorRole |
designed by government-commissioned artists
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| depicts |
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
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United States Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi → |
| displayLocation |
factories
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public buildings → schools → shops and businesses → |
| distributionMethod |
mass distribution across the United States
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| genre |
patriotic propaganda
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war bond poster → |
| hasMainImageSource |
photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima by Joe Rosenthal
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| historicalSignificance |
one of the most recognizable U.S. war bond poster series
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| iconicElement |
use of the Iwo Jima flag-raising image as a symbol of unity and victory
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| inspiredBy |
Battle of Iwo Jima
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| language |
English
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| legalStatus |
U.S. government work in the public domain
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| medium |
color lithograph poster
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| propagandaTechnique |
association of financial contribution with frontline heroism
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emotional appeal to patriotism and duty → use of a widely publicized news photograph → |
| publisher |
U.S. government
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United States Department of the Treasury → |
| relatedWork |
U.S. war bond posters of earlier War Loan drives
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| slogan |
Buy Extra Bonds
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Buy War Bonds → Now All Together → |
| targetAudience |
American civilians
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potential war bond buyers → |
| theme |
financial support for the war effort
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patriotism → sacrifice of U.S. servicemen → |
| timePeriod |
1945
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| usedFor |
mobilizing civilian financial support for World War II
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promoting the purchase of U.S. war bonds → supporting the Seventh War Loan Drive → |
| visualStyle |
dramatic, heroic realism
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Seventh War Loan Drive posters
("Seventh War Loan Drive")
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appliesToEvent |
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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
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usedFor |