Lot 120
"Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds". By F. Strothmann, 1918. Stone lithograph, on linen. Height: 29¾"; width 19¾". A hulking German soldier with bloody fingers and bayonet stares ominously across the Atlantic Ocean, wordlessly threatening to do to America what he has done to Europe. Dramatic posters such as this were highly effective. Americans bought 23 billion dollars worth of war bonds. Estimated Value $500 - 750
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