Over the top for you. Buy U.S. Gov't bonds, Third Liberty Loan

Over the top for you. Buy U.S. Gov't bonds, Third Liberty Loan

Item Information

Title:
Over the top for you. Buy U.S. Gov't bonds, Third Liberty Loan
Description:
Image depicts soldier running while clutching American flag.
Artist:
Riesenberg, Sidney H.
Date:
1918
Format:
Posters
Prints
Genre:
War posters
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Print Department Collection
Subjects:
War bonds & funds
Soldiers
Flags
Patriotism
World War, 1914-1918
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 print (poster) : lithograph, color
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ft848v290
Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Ketterlinus, Phila.
Notes:
"Going over the top" is a military phrase used in trench warfare in WW I. Attacks starting from trenches required infantry to climb over the side of the trench facing the enemy line. Given the machine gun's dominance of the battlefield during the war, the prospect of going over the top was regarded as doom-laden by infantrymen.
Labeled: "1-A"
Accession #:
07_01_000053