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Don't Let that Shadow Touch Them is a U.S. War Bond poster created by Lawrence Beall Smith in 1942, [1] created in support of the U.S. war effort upon America's entry into World War II. [2] It features three young children, apprehensive and fearful, as they are enveloped by the large, dark arm of a swastika shadow. [ 3 ]
During World War II a War Savings Campaign was set up by the War Office to support the war effort. Local savings weeks were held which were promoted with posters with titles such as "Lend to Defend the Right to Be Free", "Save Your Way to Victory" and "War Savings Are Warships".
War bond rallies and drives were common, and were staged at many social events. [241] Teachers passed out booklets to children to allow them to save toward a bond by purchasing war bond stamps. [242] Marlene Dietrich and many other female movie stars sold many thousands of dollars' worth of war bonds. [243]
After the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II, Series E bonds became known as war bonds. On June 4, 1943, students of the south-central district of the Chicago Public Schools purchased $263,148.83 in war bonds—enough to finance 125 jeeps, two pursuit planes and a motorcycle.
Filled collection booklets could later be used to purchase Series E war bonds. For example, a full 25-cent booklet contained 75 stamps and was worth $18.75, which was the initial price of a $25 war bond. Thus, a full 25-cent booklet would be exchanged for a $25 war bond with a time to maturity of ten years. [8]
The film was released theatrically on December 12, 1941, as part of a series of four films directed at the Canadian public to learn about war bonds during the Second World War. 7 Wise Dwarfs was directed by Richard Lyford and featured the voice talent of Pinto Colvig as "Doc". [Note 1]
The cartoon was initially conceived to promote the sales of "defense bonds", which were renamed war bonds by the spring of 1942. [11] Between feature films, or between the feature films and the animated shorts, the lights of the movie theater came on and ushers collected donations from the audience to help finance the war effort. [12]
Donald's Decision is a four-minute educational short animated film made by the Walt Disney Studios, for the National Film Board of Canada.The film was released theatrically on January 11, 1942 as part of a series of four films directed at the Canadian public to buy war bonds during the Second World War.