Liberty Loan bond drive in United States during World War 1. Large crowd gathered at a street in downtown Richmond, Virginia. World War I military equipment from ' Victory Loan' Train including vehicles and artillery parade on a street. A large mobile searchlight is seen and soldiers in a covered truck, followed by a truck pulling an artillery piece. People gathered on both sides of the street to watch the parade.
5th World War I bond drive (Victory bond drive) parade on a rainy day in an American city. Sign on truck advertising Victory Bonds. Memorial statue showing group of World War I soldiers. A fountain beneath the statue. Parade passes reviewers on hotel balcony decorated with bunting and a canopy over the heads of the guests. Two soldiers ride in a Holt tractor and spin it around in circles. Crowd gathers around soldiers with a 155mm field Artillery piece, which they fire apparently producing smoke but no significant sound. U.S. soldiers drive army trucks up the steps of what appears to be a large memorial building.
Victory Bond drive parade in United States April-May 1919. Large crowd gathered on a street in a city as Military band plays and marches in the streets. A building in the background with a banner that reads "Buy a victory bond" and underneath it ,"volunteer." Military equipment of World War I, including Holt tractor pulling large artillery piece, is seen in the parade, as large numbers of spectators watch.
Liberty Bond drive activities in United States, during World War 1. Large crowd gathered as they watch men paddle canoes in a lake. An American flag. People seated on the bank of the lake. A building in the background and 2 men paddle their canoe toward the shore.
Huge outdoor exhibition of Military equipment in Grant Park, Chicago. A huge American flag is spread across a tall open steel tower, behind a stage. Thousands of visitors mingle with U.S. soldiers exhibiting military weapons and vehicles in conjunction with Liberty bond drive. Flag raising ceremony is punctuated by firing of artillery. Artillerymen demonstrate operation of a huge mortar affixed to a heavy steel raised platform. Hundreds of officials gather on stage of the fairground. An orchestra performs in front of the stage. View of Michigan Avenue across from exhibition ground. Sidewalk jammed with people. Large Victory monuments stand at edge of Grant Park. Museum seen in background.
Postwar 5th Liberty (Victory) Loan drive in United States. Large crowd gathered. A huge facsimile Burroughs adding machine displaying Detroit's contributions towards postwar sale of Liberty Bonds during the 5th annual drive. It shows Detroit's goal (duty) as $55,494,413; Detroit's sales to April 22, 1919, as: $25,410,300, and the balance as Oversubscribed, with total sales from the drive reaching $ 68,688,800. An Army officer (without headgear) addresses a large gathering as he stands on a makeshift platform.
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