by Lauren Mullen | Dec 31, 2025
The Poster seen above was a part of the “Knit Your Bit” campaign, which was launched in 1917 by the American Red Cross shortly after the United States entered World War One. Through out the war there were dozens of campaigns that aimed to “mobilize the home front” and...
by Wania Shabee | Nov 22, 2025
The year 1918 marked the final and most intense phase of the First World War, a moment when the U.S. government relied heavily on propaganda to mobilize the home front. One striking example is the poster that reads: “Don’t talk—the web is spun for you with invisible...
by Giovanni Cerese | Nov 21, 2025
During World War I, the US government set up an extensive propaganda campaign to persuade American citizens to buy Liberty Bonds. These bonds were a major source of money for military operations abroad. The poster “Keep These Off the U.S.A.” plays on the...
by Litzy Moreno | Nov 21, 2025
James Montgomery Flagg’s poster is a small representation of how women were viewed prior to World War I. While providing a glance into America’s participation in the war. The United States had attempted to stay neutral and isolate themselves from the war that began in...
by Jihad Khater | Nov 21, 2025
Take a look at the poster called Path to Citizenship from 1917. It instructs immigrants to learn English and apply for citizenship. The message appears in English, German, Hungarian, Czech, Yiddish, and Italian. This reflects the diversity of immigrants arriving in...