Artist Unknown Shall We Be More Tender with Our Dollars 1917.

$450.00

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Artist Unknown Shall We Be More Tender with Our Dollars 1917. Poster title quotes Secretary of the Treasury William McAdoo in a plea for funds. Appealing twins, one a sailor and the other a soldier, hold a dagger, an American flag and, most prominently, a flyer featuring the Statue of Liberty that reads ‘We Depend on You.’ On the advice of robber baron J.P. Morgan, Sec. of the Treasury McAdoo didn’t raise taxes more than 20% of total income. The rest of the money needed to finance the war was raised from bond sales. 30×20 near mint, conservation backed.