Americans encouraged to buy Liberty Bonds
A newsreel documenting a Liberty Loans drive. President Woodrow Wilson and Edith Wilson mingle in a crowd and march in a parade. Theodore Roosevelt speaks enthusiastically from a podium. Cardinal James Gibbons has a conversation with Roosevelt. Mary Pickford shows off a stage prop and speaks onstage through a megaphone. Unknown actors perform a play. Large crowds and city scenes, with many flags and decorations, are shown. Buildings are painted and workers paste up posters.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1918