Patriotism at Home
"We are proud of our Knox boys now with the colors. Our hearts throb with a quickened beat as we call the roll." - The Gale, Knox College, 1919
The war inspired an enormous outpouring of fundraising efforts for troops abroad. Programs involving war savings stamps, Liberty loan stamps, clothing drives and more were put into effect to support the war effort. Thus, advertising for these programs quickly proliferated between 1917 and 1918.
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Pamphlet about War Savings Societies
National War Savings Day clothing tag
Promotional poster for the United War-Work Campaign
Promotional poster for the W.S.S.
Member of the United States Food Administration
W.S.S. poster
Liberty Loan subscribers
War stamps
Letter from A.J. Benson, Chairman of the War Savings Societies
Pledge to purchase thrift stamps
Fourth Liberty Loan subscriber tag
Memo regarding drive for French and Belgian relief
Registration certificate
Patriotic Christmas cards were also printed during the war.
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Patriotic Christmas card
Christmas card for a nurse
Christmas card for the Allies
Christmas card featuring a drummer boy
Patriotic Christmas card