War Bond Campaign

Parent Collections

Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Title

War Bond Campaign

Photographer

McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.

Date Created

1944

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.).

Extent

1 image

Note [Digital Version]

Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

photographs

black-and-white photographs

Type of Resource

still image

Source Document Location

University of Vermont Libraries. Special Collections.

Publisher

University of Vermont, Silver Special Collections Library

Date Captured

2009-12-02

Access Conditions

In Copyright

Access Conditions [Local]

For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libaries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.

Identifier [Local]

mcalB21F26i02

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Grayscale: 8 bits; 600 ppi