{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwi-fourth-liberty-loan-poster-that-liberty-shall-not-perish-from-the-earth-annihilation-of-nyc-28-x-40","title":"Original U.S. WWI Fourth Liberty Loan Poster - “That Liberty Shall Not Perish From the Earth” Annihilation of NYC - 28¼ x 40”","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. “That Liberty Shall Not Perish From The Earth'' was one of many posters issued by the U.S. government during World War I to encourage support of the war. This poster features a picture of the Statue of Liberty in ruin, the New York skyline in flames with a squadron of German bombers flying overhead and in the distance a collapsed Brooklyn Bridge. A German U-Boat can also be seen in the water heading towards the coastline. This is one of the most interesting \u0026amp; macabre posters ever designed during World War I, and is often referred to when discussing the origins of “total war” and “scorched earth”. During World War I, annihilation of the scale depicted in this poster could only have been theorized. In many ways, the poster depicts what a Nuclear detonation would do to New York City, almost three decades before their invention, making this poster a grim foreshadowing of what was to come. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist’s name, Joseph Pennell can be seen in the left hand corner. This historic poster was originally to have been titled \"Buy Bonds or you will See This,\" but the publisher changed the title. The “new” title that was printed is:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHAT LIBERTY SHALL NOT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePERISH FROM THE EARTH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBUY LIBERTY BONDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOURTH LIBERTY LOAN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the bottom right corner, the publisher information can be found: \u003cstrong\u003eHeywood, Strasser \u0026amp; Voigt Litho Co. in New York.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster has some tearing and rips along the edges along with some fold markings in spots. There is a large tear on the right side in the middle as shown, but otherwise this example has held up tremendously well. The color is very well retained, much better than in other examples of this poster we’ve offered. This is also the largest example we’ve offered, making for great display potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady to be framed and displayed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42339591389253,"sku":"ONAC25PS10","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONAC25PS10__01.jpg?v=1738772678","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwi-fourth-liberty-loan-poster-that-liberty-shall-not-perish-from-the-earth-annihilation-of-nyc-28-x-40","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}