1. Embracing Liberty
  2. Mobilizing Liberty
Poster titled Stand Behind the Boys in the Trenches. ILLUSTRATION WITH TWO SOLDIERS IN A TRENCH. BEHIND THE SOLDIERS IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY SURROUNDED BY A CROWD OF PEOPLE OF MANY DIVERSE OCCUPATIONS. A DISK OF THE SUN IS AROUND STATUE'S HEAD AND CARRIES WORD VICTORY. THE SLOGAN IS IN BLACK AND RED LETTERS

"Stand Behind the Boys in the Trenches"

Ligetts Sign Studio of New York, printer
1918

During World War I, the Statue became a national symbol of the United States and the struggle to make the world “safe for democracy.” “Liberty Bond” posters encouraged the purchase of government bonds to support the war.

Paper, ink. H 112, W 55.7 cm.
Statue of Liberty National Monument, STLI 1562