Creating the United States

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Spirit of the Declaration Invoked to Sell War Bonds

Spirit of the Declaration Invoked to Sell War Bonds (114)

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A 1918 poster by Joseph Pennell (1857–1926) for the World War I Fourth Liberty Loan Drive, invokes the spirit of the Declaration of Independence in the phrase “lest liberty perish from the face of the earth.” The statue of Lady Liberty is shown in ruins with New York City in flames.