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Poster: “You buy a Liberty Bond lest I perish · Buy your Victory Bonds”

Poster: “You buy a Liberty Bond lest I perish · Buy your Victory Bonds”

1917–1918 · United States / Canada · WWIBuy Bonds — Support Your Country!When an army is short not of men but of money, the finger points at your wallet.

Poster: “Lookout in the Blackout. Until your eyes get used to the darkness, take it easy”

Poster: “Lookout in the Blackout. Until your eyes get used to the darkness, take it easy”

1939–1946 · United Kingdom · WWIILookout in the Blackout. Until your eyes get used to the darkness, take it easyBritain's best night-fighter ace was nicknamed "Cat's Eyes". The papers were given a simple explanation: he ate a lot of carrots.

Poster: “Lookout in the Blackout. Think before you cross the road”

Poster: “Lookout in the Blackout. Think before you cross the road”

1939–1946 · United Kingdom · WWIILookout in the Blackout. Think before you cross the roadIn the first months of the Second World War, it wasn't bombs that killed Britons. It was dark streets.