Liberty Loan
Books
- The Parade Philadelphia, the Liberty Loan Parade, and the Deadliest Week in American History · Liszt Think
On September 28, 1918, two hundred thousand Philadelphians gathered for a Liberty Loan parade as influenza silently spread through the Navy Yard.
- The River City and Its Keepers…a financial center, a symbol of American commitment to the Allied cause. The city had been assigned a quota of $259 million for the Fourth Liberty Loan, the largest single fundraising effort in its history. The loan drive was scheduled to open in late September, with a massive parade on Sep…
- The Shadow in the Ranks…ed the maintenance of social and economic function. The war had intensified these priorities. Civilian morale was a strategic resource. The Liberty Loan drive, with its $259 million quota for Philadelphia, required public gatherings, patriotic display, and the demonstration of collective com…
- The Protocol of Normalcy (Mid‑September 1918)…to the letter on his desk from the Fourth Federal Reserve District. The letter requested his attendance at a meeting concerning the Fourth Liberty Loan drive. Philadelphia’s quota was $259 million, the largest of any American city. The loan chairman noted that the campaign would culminate i…