1917 World War One American poster - Shall We Be More Tender with our Dollars Than with The Lives of Our Sons? (Linen-backed) de The poster is an almost

The poster is an almost exact replica of Robert Bonfils's 1925 poster which has become synonymous with the World Fair

same epoch) which was evidently designed to get you out and about on your bike

it was “the place” where people came to experience the “best and the brightest” from the latest innovations in technology and commercial products

He believed in the aesthetic ideal of Gesamtkunstwerk (German for "total work of art")

The poster is unlined and in very good condition

1917 World War One American poster - Shall We Be More Tender with our Dollars Than with The Lives of Our Sons? (Linen-backed) de The poster is an almostDate: 1917 Size: 20 x 30 inches About the Poster: The title is a quote attributed to U. S. Secretary of the Treasury, William Gibbs McAdoo, and his signature is on the poster. Depicted are a soldier and a sailor bearing a flag and a handbill reading "We Depend On You." Promotes purchase of United States Government Bond of the Second Liberty Loan of 1917. Poster was recently linen backed and is in very good condition. Rare and ready to frame.