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Lithograph poster of a battleship with masts and rigging in a harbor with cranes and biplanes, above the text Provide the Sinews of War, Buy Liberty Bonds.

Provide the Sinews of War, Buy Liberty Bonds

A WWI-era war bond poster showing a large battleship with tall masts and rigging moored at a busy harbor, with cranes, a gantry, and small biplanes overhead. Fine crosshatched pen-like lines render the ships and smoke-darkened sky, with bold text printed beneath.

Artist
Joseph Pennell
Date
1918
Medium
lithograph on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2841 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1918).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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