Over the top for you - Buy U.S. gov't bonds, Third Liberty Loan
Title
Over the top for you - Buy U.S. gov't bonds, Third Liberty Loan
Creator
Riesenberg, Sidney H., 1885-1971
Description
Poster showing a soldier clutching an American flag.
World War I was fought primarily from entrenched positions. Soldiers from opposing armies dug deep, complicated fortifications on either side of a barren "no man's land," battling back and forth over a few square miles of territory for months at a time. "Over the top" meant an attack: soldiers would have to climb up out of their trenches, over the top of the barricades, in order to charge at the enemy's side of the line. Going "over the top" was a harrowing and extremely deadly experience.
World War I was fought primarily from entrenched positions. Soldiers from opposing armies dug deep, complicated fortifications on either side of a barren "no man's land," battling back and forth over a few square miles of territory for months at a time. "Over the top" meant an attack: soldiers would have to climb up out of their trenches, over the top of the barricades, in order to charge at the enemy's side of the line. Going "over the top" was a harrowing and extremely deadly experience.
Publisher
US Department of the Treasury
Date
1918
Subject
Source
Bside B / World War, 1914-1918
Extent
1 broadside / 77 x 51 cm
Identifier
OverTheTop.jpg
Format
jpeg
Provenance
Michael Sherman gift, 1990
Rights
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en
Original Format
Repository
Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, Vermont 05641
Rights Statement
No known copyright. The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
Collection
Citation
Riesenberg, Sidney H., 1885-1971, “Over the top for you - Buy U.S. gov't bonds, Third Liberty Loan,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed December 19, 2024, https://digitalvermont.org/items/show/2315.