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On Oct 25, 1917, the citizens of N.Y. they celebrated "Freedom Day" to fund the massive effort to enter the WW1. One third of the war funds would come from the imposition of new progressive taxes, while two thirds would come from the sale of "Liberty Bonds" to the American people. And precisely the holiday was part of an unprecedented advertising campaign to convince the public to buy the bonds. And for this, a German submarine was exhibited inside the mythical Central Park.
The German submarine was captured off the east coast of England in the spring of 1915. It was first placed in an exhibit on the Thames in London, then came to the United States in sections in October 1917. The New York Times wrote on that at which point the “lighters cargo ship… was brought to a dock on 131st Street. Here, a powerful demolition crane transferred these sections to heavy horse-drawn trucks. It took forty-two large draft horses to transport the heaviest section from the pier to the park. "
The stranded submarine, renamed from "U C-5" to "U-Buy-A-Bond," drew thousands. It served as a Liberty bond post, meaning exclusive admission was granted to those who could "show evidence of being a Liberty Loan bondholder." Basically, in order to enter the exhibition, you had to buy a voucher.
This and other fundraising drives had positive results: By the end of the war, more than 20 million Americans had purchased Liberty Bonds, raising an impressive $ 17 billion.
The German submarine was captured off the east coast of England in the spring of 1915. It was first placed in an exhibit on the Thames in London, then came to the United States in sections in October 1917. The New York Times wrote on that at which point the “lighters cargo ship… was brought to a dock on 131st Street. Here, a powerful demolition crane transferred these sections to heavy horse-drawn trucks. It took forty-two large draft horses to transport the heaviest section from the pier to the park. "
The stranded submarine, renamed from "U C-5" to "U-Buy-A-Bond," drew thousands. It served as a Liberty bond post, meaning exclusive admission was granted to those who could "show evidence of being a Liberty Loan bondholder." Basically, in order to enter the exhibition, you had to buy a voucher.
This and other fundraising drives had positive results: By the end of the war, more than 20 million Americans had purchased Liberty Bonds, raising an impressive $ 17 billion.
