Object: Poster, ’keep these off the U.S.A’
Title / object name  Poster, ’keep these off the U.S.A’
Maker  Role  Date  
Norton, John  artist  1918  
The Strobridge Litho. Co.  printing firm  1918  
Medium Summary  Colour lithograph on paper mounted on cardboard
Materials  ink, paper, cardboard, animal glue
Dimensions
Overall  961 (Height) x 687 (Length) mm
Classification  political posters
Technique  colour lithography
Registration Number  GH014068
Credit Line
Gift of Department of Defence, 1919

This American First World War poster shows an image of German boots soaked in blood up to the ankles. This graphic image was employed in the service of fund raising. The United States entered the First World War in April 1917 and quickly adopted the European war-bond approach to raising money. The American government persuaded its citizens to lend it money through such high-powered publicity campaigns which utilised techniques of the newly developed public-relations and promotion industries.

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