Halt the Hun! : buy U.S. government bonds, Third Liberty Loan.

One of 388 posters in the series: American War Posters available on this site.

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Drawing of an Allied Forces soldier pushing a German soldier away from a frightened woman who is holding a small child in her lap. The German soldier has blood on his hands. Red flames rise from the ground in the background.

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1 print (poster) : lithograph, col. ; 76 x 51 cm.

Creation Information

Raleigh, Henry Patrick, 1880-1945 1918.

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This poster is part of the collection entitled: World War One Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 77731 times, with 436 in the last month. More information about this poster can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: Halt the Hun! : buy U.S. government bonds, Third Liberty Loan.
  • Series Title: [3 Liberty Loan poster]
  • Added Title: 3rd Liberty Loan Poster 4-A
  • Alternate Title: Halt the Hun! Buy U.S. government bonds, 3rd Liberty Loan
  • Series Title: American War Posters

Description

Drawing of an Allied Forces soldier pushing a German soldier away from a frightened woman who is holding a small child in her lap. The German soldier has blood on his hands. Red flames rise from the ground in the background.

Physical Description

1 print (poster) : lithograph, col. ; 76 x 51 cm.

Notes

"Hun" was a derogatory term used by the British and Americans to describe German soldiers during the First World War.

Source of artist identification: Franklin & Marshall College Library, Archives & Special Collections (http://library.fandm.edu/archives/spcoll/wwiartists.html)

Artist date from New York Times obituary.

"Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co. Chicago"--At lower right corner of picture.

Listed in 1918 Monthly Catalog, p. 588.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Database No. 267
  • Government Documents No.: T 1.25/7:4-A
  • Call Number: Posters WW1 Raleigh 1
  • OCLC: 41116903
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2699106 | View in Discover
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc433

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This poster is part of the following collections of related materials.

World War One Collection

Materials focusing on the World War I era from 1914 to 1918. In addition to materials that were actually created during the time period, the collection may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

World War Poster Collection

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  • 1918

Added to The UNT Digital Library

  • June 12, 2006, 9:02 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • May 21, 2018, 11:09 p.m.

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Raleigh, Henry Patrick, 1880-1945. Halt the Hun! : buy U.S. government bonds, Third Liberty Loan., poster, 1918; Chicago, Ill.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc433/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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