World War II Poster Collection, 1941-1945

By Finding aid prepared by Trevor Sandgathe

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Series 1: Office of War Information Posters, 1942-1943

This series is comprised of posters created by the United States Office of War Information between 1942 and 1943. The OWI was created in June 1942 with the express purpose of relaying wartime information and propaganda to the American public via radio, newspapers, films, and posters. OWI posters in this series address austerity measures, enemy espionage, women in the labor force, and wartime health and nutrition. The series also includes pro-war propaganda and informational posters. Materials are arranged according to their OWI serial number.

Extent: 69 posters

Box-Item 1.1: Books cannot be / killed by fire. / [...] / books are weapons in the war of ideas, 1942

A giant book with a quotation from Franklin D. Roosevelt inscribed on its cover. At its foot are Nazis lighting bonfires in an attempt to burn it and other books.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned May 21, 1942.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-487131

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 7

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Broder, S.

Box-Item 1.2: Strong in the strength of the Lord / we who fight in the people's cause / will never stop until that cause is won, 1942

The arm of an industrial worker holding a monkey wrench, a soldier holding a rifle, and a worker holding a curved wrench.

Dimensions: 71 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-488341

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 8

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Martin, David Stone

Box-Item 1.3: Give it your best!, 1942

A full-color American flag with the poster text in black below.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 20, 1944.

Dimensions: 51 x 72 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-488228

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 9

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 1.4: Give it your best!, 1942

A full-color American flag with the poster text in black below.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 51 x 72 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-488228

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 9

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 1.5: "Having seen the quality of the work / and workers on our production / lines...", 1942

A photograph of President Franklin Roosevelt with soldiers.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned December 10, 1942.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-507063

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 13

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 1.6: ...we here highly resolve that these dead / shall not have died in vain... / remember Dec. 7th!, 1942

A tattered American flag waving in front of a column of smoke.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 71 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-491977

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 14

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Saalburg, Allen Russell (1899-1987)

Box-Item 1.7: Someone / talked!, 1942

A drowning sailor pointing a finger at the reader.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned February 1, 1943

Dimensions: 71 x 101 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-496733

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 18

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Siebel, Frederick

Box-Item 1.8: The United Nations fight for freedom, 1942

The flags of thirty nations next to the Statue of Liberty.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned February 1, 1943.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-498304

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 19

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Broder, S.

Box-Item 1.9: The United Nations fight for freedom, 1942

The flags of thirty nations next to the Statue of Liberty.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-498304

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 19

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Broder, S.

Box-Item 1.10: They've got more important / places to go than you!... / save rubber / check your tires now, 1942

Four soldiers driving in an Army Jeep.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned May 20, 1943

Dimensions: 73 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-498482

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 21

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Richards, Walter

Box-Item 13.1: Become a nurse / your country needs you, 1942

A young woman having a nurse's cap placed on her head.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned May 20, 1943.

Dimensions: 18 x 28 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-498483

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 22

Creators:

United States. Federal Security Agency. Public Health Service

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 1.11: Become a nurse / your country needs you, 1942

A young woman having a nurse's cap placed on her head.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 20, 1944.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-498483

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 22

Creators:

United States. Federal Security Agency. Public Health Service

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 1.12: I need your skill / in a war job!, 1943

Uncle Sam pointing at the reader.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned March 17, 1944

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O502683

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 25

Creators:

United States Employment Service

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Flagg, James Montgomery (1877-1960)

Box-Item 1.13: I need your skill / in a war job!, 1943

Uncle Sam pointing at the reader.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 20, 1944

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O502683

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 25

Creators:

United States Employment Service

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Flagg, James Montgomery (1877-1960)

Box-Item 1.14: 1778 1943 / Americans / will always fight for liberty, 1943

World War II soldiers marching past a line of Revolutionary War era soldiers.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-502684

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 26

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Perlin, Bernard (1918-)

Box-Item 1.15: 1778 1943 / Americans / will always fight for liberty, 1943

World War II soldiers marching past a line of Revolutionary War era soldiers.

Dimensions: 56 x 71

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-502684

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 26

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Perlin, Bernard (1918-)

Box-Item 1.16: 1778 1943 / Americans / will always fight for liberty, 1943

World War II soldiers marching past a line of Revolutionary War era soldiers.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 72 x 101 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-502684

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 26

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Perlin, Bernard (1918-)

Box-Item 1.17: Doctors are scarce / one out of three has gone to war / be prepared / for minor injury / for minor illness / learn first aid / & home nursing, 1943

Red and black text on a red and white background with the Office of Civil Defense and American Red Cross emblems.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-503156

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 27

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Office of Civil Defense

American Red Cross

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 1.18: Doctors are scarce / one out of three has gone to war / be prepared / for minor injury / for minor illness / learn first aid / & home nursing, 1943

Red and black text on a red and white background with the Office of Civil Defense and American Red Cross emblems.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-503156

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 27

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Office of Civil Defense

American Red Cross

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 1.19: I'll carry mine too! / trucks and tires must last till victory, 1943

A woman carrying packages and groceries as soldiers march in the background.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 20, 1944.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-503155

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 28

Creators:

United States. Office of Defense Transportation

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Sarra, Valentino (1903-)

Box-Item 1.20: I'll carry mine too! / trucks and tires must last till victory, 1943

A woman carrying packages and groceries as soldiers march in the background.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-503155

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 28

Creators:

United States. Office of Defense Transportation

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Sarra, Valentino (1903-)

Box-Item 1.21: Guard /your family's / health! / learn about the new wartime foods in a / nutrition class, 1943

White text in a red circle and black and red text on a white background.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned March 24, 1944.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-503787

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 30

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 1.22: Give more books / victory book campaign / give good books, 1943

A hand holding open a book featuring a soldier and the American flag.

Dimensions: 36 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-504667

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 31

Physical Facet: Encapsulated.

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

American Library Association

American Red Cross

United Service Organizations (U.S.)

United States. Government Printing Office

Spellens

Box-Item 1.23: Give more books / victory book campaign / give good books, 1943

A hand holding open a book featuring a soldier and the American flag.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned May 21, 1943.

Dimensions: 36 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-504667

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 31

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

American Library Association

American Red Cross

United Service Organizations (U.S.)

United States. Government Printing Office

Spellens

Box-Item 2.1: Give more books / victory book campaign / give good books, 1943

A hand holding open a book featuring a soldier and the American flag.

Dimensions: 36 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-504667

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 31

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

American Library Association

American Red Cross

United Service Organizations (U.S.)

United States. Government Printing Office

Spellens

Box-Item 2.2: Give more books / victory book campaign / give good books, 1943

A hand holding open a book featuring a soldier and the American flag.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned May 21, 1943.

Dimensions: 36 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-504667

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 31

Physical Facet: Encapsulated.

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

American Library Association

American Red Cross

United Service Organizations (U.S.)

United States. Government Printing Office

Spellens

Box-Item 2.3: Give more books / victory book campaign / give good books, 1943

A hand holding open a book featuring a soldier and the American flag.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned May 21, 1943.

Dimensions: 36 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-504667

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 31

Physical Facet: Encapsulated.

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

American Library Association

American Red Cross

United Service Organizations (U.S.)

United States. Government Printing Office

Spellens

Box-Item 2.4: Plant a victory garden / our food / is fighting / a garden will make your rations go further, 1943

Two adults and a child working in a garden.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned April 29, 1944.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-506017

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 34

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 2.5: Where our men are fighting / our food is fighting / buy wisely - cook carefully - store carefully - use leftovers, 1943

A crate parachuting through the air near paratroopers.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned April 8, 1943.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-506016

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 35

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 2.6: Where our men are fighting / our food is fighting / buy wisely - cook carefully - store carefully - use leftovers, 1943

A crate parachuting through the air near paratroopers.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 20, 1944.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-506016

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 35

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 2.7: A careless word... / a needless loss, 1943

A sailor's body in the surf.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-506018

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 36

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Fischer, Anton Otto (1882-1962)

Box-Item 2.8: Do with less- / so they'll have / enough! / rationing gives you your fair share, 1943

A soldier holding up a tin cup and smiling.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 20, 1944.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-506014

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 37

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 2.9: Use it up - wear it out - / make it do! / our labor and our goods are fighting, 1943

A woman patching a man's pants as he repairs a reel mower.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned April 29, 1944.

Dimensions: 56 x 72 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-506726

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 39

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 2.10: ...the state of this nation is good / the heart of this nation is sound / the spirit of this nation is strong / the faith of this nation is eternal. / Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1943

A quotation from Roosevelt's message to Congress dated January 7, 1943.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned May 20, 1943.

Dimensions: 51 x 36 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-507621

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 40

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 2.11: The five Sullivan brothers / "missing in action" off the Solomons / they did their part, 1943

A photograph of the five Sullivan brothers together.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-510254

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 42

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 2.12: The five Sullivan brothers / "missing in action" off the Solomons / they did their part, 1943

A photograph of the five Sullivan brothers together.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-510254

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 42

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 2.13: The five Sullivan brothers / "missing in action" off the Solomons / they did their part, 1943

A photograph of the five Sullivan brothers together.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-510254

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 42

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 2.14: Save freedom of worship / each according to the dictates / of his own conscience / buy war bonds, 1943

A group of people praying.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-510256

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 43

Creators:

Saturday Evening Post

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 2.15: Save freedom of worship / each according to the dictates / of his own conscience / buy war bonds, 1943

A group of people praying.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-510256

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 43

Creators:

Saturday Evening Post

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 2.16: Save freedom of worship / each according to the dictates / of his own conscience / buy war bonds, 1943

A group of people praying.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-510256

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 43

Creators:

Saturday Evening Post

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 2.17: Save freedom of speech / buy war bonds, 1943

A man speaking in a crowd.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-510257

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 44

Creators:

Saturday Evening Post

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 2.18: Save freedom of speech / buy war bonds, 1943

A man speaking in a crowd.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-510257

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 44

Creators:

Saturday Evening Post

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 2.19: Save freedom of speech / buy war bonds, 1943

A man speaking in a crowd.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-510257

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 44

Creators:

Saturday Evening Post

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 2.20: Ours...to fight for / freedom from want, 1943

A family at a holiday meal.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-511886

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 45

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 2.21: Ours...to fight for / freedom from want, 1943

A family at a holiday meal.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-511886

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 45

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 2.22: Ours...to fight for / freedom from fear, 1943

A mother and father putting two young children to bed. Image from the Saturday Evening Post.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned May 28, 1943.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-511887

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 46

Creators:

Saturday Evening Post

United States. Government Printing Office

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 2.23: Ours...to fight for / freedom from fear, 1943

A mother and father putting two young children to bed. Image from the Saturday Evening Post.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-511887

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 46

Creators:

Saturday Evening Post

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 3.1: Ours...to fight for / freedom from fear, 1943

A mother and father putting two young children to bed. Image from the Saturday Evening Post.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-511887

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 46

Creators:

Saturday Evening Post

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 3.2: Ours...to fight for / freedom of speech / freedom of worship / freedom from want / freedom from fear, 1943

Four individual Norman Rockwell paintings: a man speaking in a crowd; a group of people praying; a family at a holiday meal; a mother and father putting two young children to bed.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-511888

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 47

Creators:

Saturday Evening Post

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 3.3: The Atlantic Charter, 1943

The text of the Atlantic Charter signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill on August 14, 1941.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 50. GPO 1943-O-517133

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 3.4: The more women at work / the sooner we win!, 1943

Woman assembling a B-17 bomber nose canopy accompanied by text directing women to the U.S. Employment Service.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 36 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-517134

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 52

Creators:

United States Employment Service

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 3.5: "We'll have lots to eat this / winter, won't we Mother?" / grow your own / can your own, 1943

A mother and daughter canning vegetables.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned April 29, 1944.

Dimensions: 41 x 57 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-520465

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 57

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Parker, Alfred (1906-1985)

Box-Item 3.6: "We'll have lots to eat this / winter, won't we Mother?" / grow your own / can your own, 1943

A mother and daughter canning vegetables.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 41 x 57 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-520465

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 57

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Parker, Alfred (1906-1985)

Box-Item 3.7: Food is a weapon / don't waste it! / buy wisely - cook carefully - eat it all / follow the national wartime nutrition program, 1943

An empty glass and a plate containing only clean poultry bones.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 41 x 57 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-520466

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 58

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 3.8: Work on a farm... / this summer / join the U.S. Crop Corps, 1943

A young man and woman stand together, both dressed in coveralls. He holds a pitchfork and she carries a basket of vegetables.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-520467

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 59

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Douglas, Morgan

Box-Item 3.9: We have just begun / to fight! / Pearl Harbor / Bataan / Coral Sea / Midway / Guadalcanal / New Guinea / Bismarck Sea / Casablanca / Algiers / Tunisia, 1943

A soldier gesturing forward and carrying a rifle with bayonet.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-527284

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 62

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 3.10: We have just begun / to fight! / Pearl Harbor / Bataan / Coral Sea / Midway / Guadalcanal / New Guinea / Bismarck Sea / Casablanca / Algiers / Tunisia, 1943

A soldier gesturing forward and carrying a rifle with bayonet.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 20, 1944.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-527284

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 62

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 3.11: Save waste fats for explosives / take them to your meat dealer, 1943

Pan of grease being poured into an explosion from which rockets are being propelled.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-527285

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 63

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Koerner, Henry (1915-1991)

Box-Item 3.12: Save waste fats for explosives / take them to your meat dealer, 1943

Pan of grease being poured into an explosion from which rockets are being propelled.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-527285

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 63

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Koerner, Henry (1915-1991)

Box-Item 3.13: United / we are strong / united we will win, 1943

Cannons wrapped in the flags of the allies fire simultaneously into the sky.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-527286

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 64

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 3.14: United / we are strong / united we will win, 1943

Cannons wrapped in the flags of the allies fire simultaneously into the sky.

Dimensions: 101 x 143 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-527286

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 64

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 3.15: Is your / trip necessary? / needless travel / interferes with the war effort, 1943

Photograph of a crowded train car.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-533555

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 74

Creators:

United States. Office of Defense Transportation

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 3.16: "No loyal citizen of the United States should be denied / the democratic right to exercise the responsibilities of his citizenship [...], 1943

Quotation from a statement from President Franklin D. Roosevelt given on February 1, 1943.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-533582

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 75

Box-Item 3.17: This is the enemy, 1943

A hand, with a jacket cuff emblazoned with a swastika, driving a dagger through a Bible.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-533688

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 76

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 3.18: United / the united nations fight for freedom, 1943

The flags of the Allies flying over tanks, battleships, and aircraft.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-534058

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 79

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Ragan, Leslie Darrell (1897-)

Box-Item 3.19: United / the united nations fight for freedom, 1943

The flags of the Allies flying over tanks, battleships, and aircraft.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-534058

Material Specific Details: OWI no. 79

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Ragan, Leslie Darrell (1897-)

Box-Item 3.20: To all / who use libraries / this is our war, 1942

Poster contains a message from the Office of War Information

Acquisition Information: Accessioned November 21, 1942

Dimensions: 36 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 16-31020-1

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Davis, Elmer Holmes (1890-1958)

Box-Item 3.21: If you tell where / he's going... / he may never / get there!, 1943

A sailor carrying a large bundle bound in rope.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 19, 1944.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-556153

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Falter, John Philip (1910-)

Box-Item 3.22: How to keep warm / with less fuel this winter / [...] / act now...while men and / materials are available, circa 1942

A black, white, and red image of men winterizing a home accompanied by instructions for winterizing.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

United States. Office of War Information

Series 2: United States War Bonds & Stamps, 1942-1945

Series II is composed of posters promoting the sale of U.S. war bonds and stamps. The majority of posters were created by the United States Department of the Treasury and correspond to the 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, and 7^th War Loan campaigns. Materials are arranged according to their U.S. Department of the Treasury serial number.

Extent: 53 posters

Box-Item 4.1: We can... / we will... / we must! / ...Franklin D. Roosevelt / buy U.S. war savings bonds & stamps now, 1942

A waving American flag.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 52 x 28 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-453557

Material Specific Details: USTD DSS 355

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 4.2: We can... / we will... / we must! / ...Franklin D. Roosevelt / buy U.S. war savings bonds & stamps now, 1942

A waving American flag.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned May August 3, 1943.

Dimensions: 52 x 28 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-453557

Material Specific Details: USTD DSS 355

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 4.3: "Even a little / can help a lot - now" / buy / U.S. war stamps & bonds, 1942

A mother and daughter placing war stamps in stamp books.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 36 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-455803

Material Specific Details: USTD DSS 405

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Parker, Alfred (1906-1985)

Box-Item 4.4: Back the attack! / buy war bonds / 3rd war loan, 1943

A soldier carrying a submachine gun with paratroopers in the background.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-542562

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 829-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Schreiber, Georges (1904-1977)

Box-Item 4.5: Back the attack! / buy war bonds / 3rd war loan, 1943

A soldier carrying a submachine gun with paratroopers in the background.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 72 x 101 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-542562

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 829-B

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Schreiber, Georges (1904-1977)

Box-Item 13.2: They're fighting / harder than ever / are you buying / more war bonds than ever?, 1943

Soldiers charging through water.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 25 x 35 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-548549

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 848

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Hewitt

Box-Item 13.3: ...And we talk about sacrifice / buy war bonds, 1943

A woman weeping in front of the remains of a burned house.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 25 x 35 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-552436

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 855

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Couillard, R.

Box-Item 4.6: Give / war / bonds / the present with a future, 1943

A Christmas tree decorated in war bonds and flowers and surrounded by wrapped packages.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned December 16, 1943.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-553896

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 856-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Snider, Don

Box-Item 4.7: Let 'em have it / buy / extra bonds, 1943

A stylized depiction of a soldier lobbing a grenade over barbwire accompanied by a 4th War Loan emblem.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned February 8, 1944.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-563183

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 879-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Perlin, Bernard (1918-)

Box-Item 4.8: Back 'em up! / buy extra bonds, 1944

Photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower performing a salute.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-573054

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 889

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 4.9: To have / and to hold! / war bonds, 1944

Soldier waving a flag.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 72 x 102

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-576074

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 891-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 4.10: Buy bonds / for him! / let's all keep backing the attack, 1944

A plow with a service flag hanging from one handle.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-576558

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 893

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 4.11: To have and to hold- / buy war bonds, 1944

Portrait of a young girl.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-579818

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 901-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 4.12: Fire away! / buy extra bonds, 1944

Two Navy crewmen aboard a ship in rough seas. The poster is labeled "In Memory U.S.S. 'Dorado'" and includes the 5th War Loan emblem.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 20, 1944.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-581636

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 908-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Schreiber, Georges (1904-1977)

Box-Item 4.13: Fire away! / buy extra bonds, 1944

Two Navy crewmen aboard a ship in rough seas. The poster is labeled "In Memory U.S.S. 'Dorado'" and includes the 5th War Loan emblem.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-581636

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 908-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Schreiber, Georges (1904-1977)

Box-Item 4.14: Back 'em up / buy extra bonds, 1944

Image of Dwight D. Eisenhower holding binoculars and a map. Urban rubble, tanks, and aircraft can be seen in the background.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-591998

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 936

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Shali_a_pin, Boris (1904-1979)

Box-Item 4.15: Buy that invasion bond!, 1944

Soldiers storming a beach.

Dimensions: 71 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-597798

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 937

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Moore, R.

Box-Item 4.16: Buy that invasion bond!, 1944

Soldiers storming a beach.

Dimensions: 71 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-597798

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 937

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Moore, R.

Box-Item 4.17: The sky's the limit! / keep buying war bonds., 1944

Two men and a woman worker assembling the engine of an airplane. The poster also includes a graphic of a bomb with the phrase "6th War Loan" dropping on the Japanese Rising Sun Flag.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned December 19, 1944.

Dimensions: 51 x 69 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-609249

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 947

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Allen, Courtney (1896-)

Box-Item 4.18: Next! / 6th war loan, 1944

The face of a soldier positioned over a map of Japan. The poster also includes a stylized graphic of a bomb landing on the Japanese Rising Sun Flag.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned December 19, 1944.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-610930

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 958-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Bingham, James

Box-Item 4.19: Now all together, 1945

A color painting of Joe Rosenthal's "Raising a Flag on Iwo Jima," and a 7th War Loan label.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 9, 1945.

Dimensions: 47 x 66 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1945-O-637980

Material Specific Details: USTD WFD 11-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Beall, C. C. (Cecil Calvert) (1892-1967)

Box-Item 4.20: Don't let that shadow touch them / buy war bonds, 1942

A shadow in the shape of a swastika cast over three playing children.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 36 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-462211

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 451

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Smith, Lawrence Beall (1909-)

Box-Item 13.4: Let's / all / fight / buy war bonds, 1942

A soldier with his rifle in the forefront and industrial workers in the background.

Dimensions: 35 x 28 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-469195

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 508

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 4.21: Let's / all / fight / buy war bonds, 1942

A soldier with his rifle in the forefront and industrial workers in the background.

Dimensions: 71 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-469195

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 508

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 4.22: Let's / all / fight / buy war bonds, 1942

A soldier with his rifle in the forefront and industrial workers in the background.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 3, 1943.

Dimensions: 71 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-469198

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 508-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 4.23: Let's / all / fight / buy war bonds, 1942

A soldier with his rifle in the forefront and industrial workers in the background.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 56 x 36 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-482982

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 508-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 4.24: Our good earth / ...keep it our / buy war bonds / "make every market day bond day", 1942

A farmer in a wheat field with two children.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 36 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-470156

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 509

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 4.25: We can't all go...but we can all help! / put at least 10% of your pay in war bonds. / sign the card today., 1942

Black and white photograph of a soldier comforting a crying child.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 42 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-J-473829

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 541

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 4.26: Help him [...] / help yourself [...] / for victory / at least 0% of your pay every payday, 1942

Photographs of a soldier and a worker.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 42 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-J-473829

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 541-B

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 4.27: For victory...put at least 10% / of every pay into war bonds!, 1942

An illustration in which Hitler says "It is good to hear American are now pudding 10% of der pay into Bunds!" One of Hitler's subordinates says to another "Herman, you tell him it iss Bonds- not Bunds!"

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 42 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-J-473829

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 541-C

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 5.1: Let's fly this flag / everybody / at least / 10% / in war bonds, 1942

A blue flag with thirteen stars and a silhouette of the Concord Minuteman.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-476088

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 551

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 5.2: We are ready - what about you? / join the / schools at war/ program, 1942

Three teenage carrying a war bond certificate and a basket of ribbons, a teenage boy carrying scrap metal and rubber, and an adolescent boy wearing an aviator's cap and holding a model airplane. The poster also feature a 5th War Loan insignia.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 56 x 73 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-477115

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 554

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Office of Education

United States. Government Printing Office

Nurick, Irving

Box-Item 5.3: "This is my fight too!" / put at least 10% / every payday in / war bonds, 1942

Photograph of a woman industrial worker holding war bonds.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-478019

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 568

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 5.4: [Untrimmed sheet featuring three posters], 1942

Three posters designed by Native American students featuring Native American symbols and images from reservation life.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 61 x 96 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-489383

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 625

Creators:

United States Indian School (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Quintana, Ben

Mirabal, Eva

Presbetonequa, Charles

Box-Item 5.5: [Untrimmed sheet featuring three posters], 1942

Three posters designed by Native American students featuring Native American symbols and images from reservation life.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 3, 1943.

Dimensions: 61 x 96 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-489383

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 625

Creators:

United States Indian School (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Quintana, Ben

Mirabal, Eva

Presbetonequa, Charles

Box-Item 5.6: Till we meet again / buy war bonds, 1942

A soldier waving from a ship's porthole.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 36 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-491739

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 645

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Hirsch, Joseph

Box-Item 5.7: A sheet of four uncut posters, 1942

Four individual posters featuring significant moments in the Revolutionary War.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 3, 1943.

Dimensions: 64 x 96 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-492398

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 668

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Daugherty, James Henry

Box-Item 5.8: A sheet of four uncut posters, 1942

Four individual posters featuring significant moments in the Revolutionary War.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned May 28, 1943

Dimensions: 64 x 96 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-492398

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 668

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Daugherty, James Henry

Box-Item 5.9: This world cannot exist / half slave and half free / buy war bonds, 1943

A charcoal drawing of Abraham Lincoln.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 76 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-503946

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 723-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 5.10: Use a pay day during the war / to buy a pay day / after the war, 1943

Cartoon of an industrial worker accepting pay from a paymaster with one hand and exchanging it for war bonds with the other.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-506529

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 738-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 5.11: Keep him flying! / buy war bonds, 1943

A pilot ascending the cockpit of his plane.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-507063

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 740-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Schreiber, Georges (1904-1977)

Box-Item 5.12: Keep him flying! / buy war bonds, 1943

A pilot ascending the cockpit of his plane.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 3, 1943.

Dimensions: 72 x 101 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-507063

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 740-B

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Schreiber, Georges (1904-1977)

Box-Item 5.13: Remember me? I was at Bataan / buy war bonds, 1943

A soldier standing with arms crossed and hat in hand.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 3, 1943.

Dimensions: 54 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-513139

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 778

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Brook, Alexander (1898-1980)

Box-Item 5.14: Remember me? I was at Bataan / buy war bonds, 1943

A soldier standing with arms crossed and hat in hand.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 72 x 101 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-513139

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 778-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Brook, Alexander (1898-1980)

Box-Item 5.15: For their / future/ buy war bonds, 1943

A woman carrying a small child, with a lamb standing in the forefront.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 3, 1943.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-513138

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 779

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Munsell, A. E. O. (Alexander Ector Orr)

Box-Item 5.16: For their / future/ buy war bonds, 1943

A woman carrying a small child, with a lamb standing in the forefront.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 72 x 94 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-513138

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 779-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Munsell, A. E. O. (Alexander Ector Orr)

Box-Item 5.17: For freedom's / sake / buy war bonds, 1943

The Concord Minuteman with buildings in the background.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 3, 1943.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: OWI 1943-O-514158

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 798-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Atherton, John (1900-1952)

Box-Item 5.18: For freedom's / sake / buy war bonds, 1943

The Concord Minuteman with buildings in the background.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 3, 1943.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: OWI 1943-O-514158

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 798-A

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Atherton, John (1900-1952)

Box-Item 5.19: "Deliver us from evil" / buy war bonds, 1943

A young girl's face pictured in front of a swastika.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 73 x 101 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-523825

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 808-B

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Nadeau, Harriet

Box-Item 5.20: Your / war bonds / are a / stake / in the / future, 1943

A tablet with the poster text mounted to a brick wall and draped in an American flag.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-529167

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 816-A

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Saalburg, Allen Russell (1899-1987)

Box-Item 5.21: For baby's future / buy war bonds, 1943

Photograph of an infant holding a war bond.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 43 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-536492

Material Specific Details: USTD WSS 827

Creators:

United States. Department of the Treasury

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 5.22: She's ready, too / buy / war bonds, 1942

A woman in a yellow dress walking with the silhouette of the Concord Minuteman in the background.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-488198

Creators:

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 5.23: I gave a man! / will you give at least 10% / of your pay in war bonds?, circa 1942

Photograph of a woman holding a young girl and an infant.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 43 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Sarra, Valentino (1903-)

Box-Item 5.24: We pledged it / we'll beat it!, circa 1943

A large white B on a background overlaid with "B" in Morse code.

Dimensions: 42 x 53 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Box-Item 5.25: Oregon! / bring / 'em home in '44 / 4th war loan, 1943

A smiling soldier with a Nazi helmet propped on his bayonet.

Dimensions: 86 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Physical Facet: Encapsulated

Creators:

James, Kerns & Abbot Co.

Pollock, Dean (1897-1971)

Box-Item 5.26: Oregon! / bring / 'em home in '44 / 4th war loan, 1943

A smiling soldier with a Nazi helmet propped on his bayonet.

Dimensions: 86 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 5M-Dec. 6 1943

Physical Facet: Encapsulated

Creators:

James, Kerns & Abbot Co.

Pollock, Dean (1897-1971)

Series 3: War Production, 1941-1944

Series III is comprised of posters promoting wartime industrial production in the United States. Posters in this series were created by the United States Bureau of Home Economics, Division of Labor Standards, Office for Emergency Management, Office of Facts and Figures, War Department Safety Council, War Manpower Commission, and the War Production Board. Posters in this series offer general support for the civilian workforce, encourage safe working procedures, promote collecting of scrap materials and waste fats, and advocate for women in the workforce. Materials are arranged by issuing office.

Extent: 41 posters

Box-Item 6.1: Make / your rubber / last / watch out / for these / enemies!, 1942

Instructions for preventing rubber from coming in contact with heat, sunlight, oil and grease accompanied by black and white illustrations.

Dimensions: 36 x 48 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-477986

Creators:

United States. Bureau of Home Economics

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 6.2: Make / your rubber / last, 1942

Instructions for caring for garments made of rubber thread, raincoats, and overshoes accompanied by black and white photographs.

Dimensions: 36 x 48 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-477986

Creators:

United States. Bureau of Home Economics

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 6.3: Make / your / rubber last, 1942

Instructions for caring for baby bottle nipples and rubber sheets accompanied by black and white photographs.

Dimensions: 36 x 48 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-477986

Creators:

United States. Bureau of Home Economics

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 6.4: Make / your rubber / last, 1942

Instructions for care of electric cords, laundry wringers, hot water bottles, ice packs, and syringes accompanied by black and white photographs.

Dimensions: 36 x 48 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-477986

Creators:

United States. Bureau of Home Economics

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 6.5: Make / your rubber / last / mend it... / "cold patch method", 1942

Instructions for cold patching the rubber sole of a shoe accompanied by black and white photographs.

Dimensions: 36 x 48 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-477986

Creators:

United States. Bureau of Home Economics

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 6.6: Sight / security, 1942

An industrial worker wearing safety glasses with an arrow pointing to his eye protection.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 28, 1944.

Dimensions: 51 x 72 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-595885

Creators:

United States. Division of Labor Standards

United States. Government Printing Office

Eckman, Stanley

Box-Item 6.7: Give 'em / both barrels, 1941

A machine gunner and a riveter side-by-side.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned July 3, 1942

Dimensions: 50 x 38 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1941-O-430380

Creators:

United States. Office for Emergency Management. Division of Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Carll, Jean

Box-Item 6.8: Give 'em / both barrels, 1941

A machine gunner and a riveter side-by-side.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 102 x 76 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1941-O-430380

Creators:

United States. Office for Emergency Management. Division of Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Carll, Jean

Box-Item 6.9: Don't / let him / down!, 1942

An airplane gunner.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned July 3, 1942

Dimensions: 76 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-444322

Creators:

United States. Office for Emergency Management. Division of Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Beall, C. C. (Cecil Calvert) (1892-1967)

Box-Item 6.10: Men working / together!, 1942

A soldier, an industrial worker, and a sailor standing together against a yellow background.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned July 3, 1942.

Dimensions: 102 x 76 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-444380

Creators:

United States. Office for Emergency Management. Division of Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 6.11: Give it your best!, 1942

The American flag with text below.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned July 3, 1942.

Dimensions: 101 x 76 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-455950

Creators:

United States. Office for Emergency Management. Division of Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 6.12: Get in the / scrap / America's war industries need / metals / paper / old rags / rubber / get it back in war production, circa 1942

Red and black text on a tan background.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned July 8, 1942.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 16-26423-1

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Office for Emergency Management. Division of Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 6.13: "This world cannot exist / half slave and half free" / work for freedom!, 1942

A priest, two parents, and two children cowering against a wall with the shadow of a German soldier brandishing a whip cast over them.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned July 20, 1942.

Dimensions: 36 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-453120

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Falter, John Philip (1910-)

Box-Item 13.5: "Give 'em the stuff / to fight with...", 1942

A soldier attempting to carry another soldier.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 24, 1942.

Dimensions: 18 x 25 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-461576

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Sarra, Valentino (1903-)

Box-Item 6.14: "Give 'em the stuff / to fight with...", 1942

A soldier attempting to carry another soldier.

Dimensions: 76 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-461576

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Sarra, Valentino (1903-)

Box-Item 6.15: "Give 'em the stuff / to fight with...", 1942

A soldier attempting to carry another soldier.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned July 20, 1942.

Dimensions: 36 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-461576

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Sarra, Valentino (1903-)

Box-Item 6.16: "Give 'em the stuff / to fight with..." / work for freedom!, 1942

A worker's hand holding out a rifle to two soldiers crawling across a desert battlefield.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned July 20, 1942.

Dimensions: 36 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-453121

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Falter, John Philip (1910-)

Box-Item 6.17: I need you on the job full time... / don't get hurt, 1943

A soldier holding a submachine gun.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 19, 1944

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-539038

Creators:

United States. War Department. Safety Council

United States. Government Printing Office

Meyers, Harry Morse

Box-Item 6.18: I need you on the job full time... / don't get hurt, 1943

A soldier holding a submachine gun.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned March 17, 1944.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-539038

Creators:

United States. War Department. Safety Council

United States. Government Printing Office

Meyers, Harry Morse

Box-Item 6.19: Put your muscle / on a war basis! / sign up for a farm job / ...at your local U.S. Employment Office, 1942

A shirtless man moving hay.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned September 2, 1942.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-468382

Creators:

United States. War Manpower Commission

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 7.1: Women / in the war / we can't win / without them, 1942

A woman worker constructing a missile.

Dimensions: 72 x 101 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-477830

Creators:

United States. War Manpower Commission

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 7.2: Women / in the war / we can't win / without them, 1942

A woman worker constructing a missile.

Dimensions: 72 x 101 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-477830

Creators:

United States. War Manpower Commission

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 7.3: United we win, 1942

Two men assembling the cockpit of a plane.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-484339

Creators:

United States. War Manpower Commission

United States. Government Printing Office

Liberman, Alexander (1912-1999)

Box-Item 13.6: Take care of your automobile, 1942

A two-sided flyer with instructions for conservation of rubber tires and basic automobile maintenance.

Dimensions: 20 x 26

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 16-28033-2

Creators:

United States. War Production Board

Box-Item 7.4: "Every man / woman and child / is a partner" / President Roosevelt / in 1942 / 60,000 / planes / 45,000 / tanks / 20,000 / a.a. guns / 8,000,000 / tons of ships, 1942

A line of people dressed in work and business attire walking together.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned July 24, 1942.

Dimensions: 101 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-453836

Creators:

United States. War Production Board

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 7.5: You knock 'em out-- / we'll knock 'em down / more production, 1942

A pilot gesturing to his plane which features a pin-up angel and twelve tally marks.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned July 24, 1942.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-461206

Material Specific Details: USWPB A-7

Creators:

United States. War Production Board

United States. Government Printing Office

Falter, John Philip (1910-)

Box-Item 7.6: "Bundles for Berlin" / more production!, 1942

Two men mounting bombs in the weapons bay of an aircraft.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned September 2, 1942.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-464582

Material Specific Details: USWPB A-9

Creators:

United States. War Production Board

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 13.7: The road back, 1942

A caricature of Adolf Hitler attempting to run up a conveyor belt labeled "U.S. Production Drive."

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 24, 1943.

Dimensions: 22 x 30 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-488868

Creators:

United States. War Production Board

United States. Government Printing Office

Elderman

Box-Item 7.7: Save your cans / help pass the ammunition, circa 1943

A woman's hand holding a tin can that appears to be part of a machine gunner's ammunition belt. Image is accompanied by instructions for preparing tin cans for recycling.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned February 8, 1944.

Dimensions: 63 x 85 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

United States. War Production Board

United States. Government Printing Office

Barclay, McClelland

Box-Item 7.8: Don't be a bottleneck / beat the promise, circa 1942

An anthropomorphic wine bottle featuring overalls, work gloves, and a wrench.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 46 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: Form IS4464RE

Box-Item 7.9: Keep punching... / in the battle of production / beat your promise!, circa 1942

A man, labeled "You & I" boxes with gloves inscribed with "All-out production" and "No waste". His opponent is a caricature of a Japanese man carrying a dagger that reads "Remember Pearl Harbor".

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 43 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: Form IS5288RE

Box-Item 7.10: Stamp 'em out! / beat your promise, circa 1942

A boot labeled "You and I" stepping on two snakes representing Adolf Hitler and Hideki Tojo an a frog representing Benito Mussolini.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 55 x 78 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: Form IS5348

Creators:

Ryling

Box-Item 7.11: Put the squeeze on the Japanese / beat your promise, circa 1942

A man labeled "You and I" and wearing a shirt with the text "Increased Production" across it closes a vice on a caricature of a Japanese soldier. Nearby is a bloody sword that reads "Remember Pearl Harbor".

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 43 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: Form IS5360

Box-Item 7.12: Beat your promise, circa 1942

Caricatures of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo being crushed under a foot labeled "Your Production". Factories can be seen in the background.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 67 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: Form IS5590

Box-Item 7.13: Wanted / for victory / waste paper / old rags / scrap metals / old rubber / get in the scrap / sell to a collector or give to a charity, 1942

Photograph of a family collecting scrap materials.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned July 3, 1942.

Dimensions: 52 x 68 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-433644

Creators:

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 7.14: How / steel is / made, 1942

An infographic demonstrating the smelting of steel and the conversion of household items to wartime purposes.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned November 11, 1942.

Dimensions: 51 x 88 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Box-Item 7.15: How / steel is / made, 1942

An infographic demonstrating the smelting of steel and the conversion of household items to wartime purposes.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned March 19, 1943.

Dimensions: 51 x 88 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Box-Item 7.16: Victory in the making! / "sight sub / sank same" / the equipment you and I make / serves our armed forces... / on land-- on sea-- and in the air!, circa 1942

An American plane attacking a surfaced submarine.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 36 x 58 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Box-Item 7.17: For gunpowder / save / waste / fats / rush them to your meat dealer, circa 1943

Men working on a large artillery piece.

Dimensions: 75 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Physical Facet: Encapsulated.

Box-Item 7.18: For gunpowder / save / waste / fats / rush them to your meat dealer, circa 1943

Men working on a large artillery piece.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned November 8, 1943

Dimensions: 75 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Box-Item 7.19: Keep 'em all flying! / the industry that serves all war industry...Koppers, circa 1943

A U.S. Army soldier, a Marine, and sailor flanked by industrial workers and surrounded by the flags of the Allies.

Dimensions: 60 x 94 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Series 4: Civilian Experience, 1941-1945

Series IV is comprised of posters promoting civilian participation in the American war effort. The series includes posters encouraging participation in various organizations including the United States Cadet Nurse Corps, the American Red Cross, and the Office of Civilian Defense. Posters in this series also address forest fire prevention, espionage, price control and counter-inflation efforts, nutrition and food austerity, nonessential travel, proper shipping practices, and household maintenance. Materials are organized according to issuing office and subject.

Extent: 51 posters

Box-Item 8.1: Enlist in a proud profession! / join the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, circa 1943

A woman wearing a U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps uniform accompanied by a text reading a "A Lifetime Education-FREE! If you can qualify."

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

United States. Cadet Nurse Corps

United States. Federal Security Agency. Public Health Service

Edmunson

Box-Item 8.2: Enlist in a proud profession! / join the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, circa 1943

A woman wearing a U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps uniform accompanied by a text reading a "A Lifetime Education-FREE! If you can qualify."

Acquisition Information: Accessioned March 9, 1944.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

United States. Cadet Nurse Corps

United States. Federal Security Agency. Public Health Service

Edmunson

Box-Item 8.3: Uncle Sam / needs nurses, circa 1943

Two young women dressed in Red Cross coats and nurse's caps.

Dimensions: 34 x 48 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 702

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

American Red Cross

Box-Item 8.4: Your Red Cross / is at his side / 1944 war fund, 1944

A man and woman holding up war fund and service flag emblems.

Dimensions: 37 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

American Red Cross

Douglass

Box-Item 8.5: Your Red Cross / must carry on! / give, circa 1945

Photograph of a Red Nurse with a young man in a wheelchair.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned May 1946.

Dimensions: 35 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

American Red Cross

Box-Item 8.6: Whatever the veteran's problem, / be it filing a benefit application or / working out a budget, Red Cross Home / Service workers are ready to lend a hand., circa 1945

Black and white photograph of a Red Cross worker with a woman and a serviceman holding an infant. The Red Cross insignia is in color.

Dimensions: 76 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

American Red Cross

Box-Item 8.7: Days of convalescence seem / to pass more quickly when there's / a Red Cross worker with whom to / play a friendly game., circa 1945

Black and white photograph of a Red Cross worker playing checkers with an injured serviceman. The Red Cross insignia is in color.

Dimensions: 76 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

American Red Cross

Box-Item 8.8: Become a nurse / your country needs you, 1942

A young woman having a nurse's cap placed on her head.

Dimensions: 35 x 44 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-453124

Creators:

United States. Public Health Service

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 8.9: Become a nurse / your country needs you, 1942

A young woman having a nurse's cap placed on her head.

Dimensions: 35 x44 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-453124

Creators:

United States. Cadet Nurse Corps

United States. Federal Security Agency. Public Health Service

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 8.10: Just by / keeping well / you can help win this war, circa 1944

Five rules for maintaining health with accompanying illustrations.

Dimensions: 34 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Box-Item 8.11: Allies / for a big job / OCD / cooperate with your / local defense council, 1942

Red, black, and blue text on a blue and white background. Photographs of a crowd fill the letters "OCD".

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 53 x 50 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-473121

Creators:

United States. Office of Civilian Defense

United States. Government Printing Office

Newman, Emily

Box-Item 8.12: Chemical warfare agents, circa 1942

A chart describing the physical form, odor, physiological effects, severity, protection, treatment, behavior, and neutralization of various chemical warfare agents.

Dimensions: 52 x 38 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

United States. Office of Civilian Defense

Box-Item 8.13: Official Civilian Defense insignia, 1942

A chart of Civilian Defense Corps insignias accompanied by explanatory text.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-484125

Creators:

United States. Office of Civilian Defense

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 8.14: All fires delay victory / join / the Forest Fire / Fighters Service/ Office of Civilian Defense / see your local Defense Council today, 1942

The smouldering remains of a forest.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 36 x 50 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-497242

Material Specific Details: OCD Publication 7010

Creators:

United States. Office of Civilian Defense

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 8.15: War against / fires / of / war / with the fire guard, 1943

Fire fighters putting out a blaze inside a building. Bomber planes can be seen through the window.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 36 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-0-535706

Material Specific Details: OCD Publication 7019

Creators:

United States. Office of Civilian Defense

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 8.16: What did you do today / ...for freedom?, 1943

Text advertising for the Citizens Service Corps featuring an illustration of a soldier's body face down on the ground.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 54 x 73 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-513132

Creators:

United States. Citizens Service Corps

United States. Office of Civilian Defense

Magazine Publishers of America

United States. Government Printing Office

Stanley, Frederic

Box-Item 8.17: Public Proclamation No. 19, October 10, 1943

The text of Public Proclamation No. 19 illustrated with a map of the west coast of the United States.

Dimensions: 36 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

United States. Army. Western Defense Command

Emmons, Delos C. (Delos Carleton) (1888-1965)

Box-Item 8.18: Military aircraft silhouettes, circa 1942

Silhouettes and identifying features of military aircraft with explanatory text.

Dimensions: 57 x 89 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

National Aeronautic Association (U.S.)

Box-Item 13.8: Careless matches-- / weapons of sabotage! / [...] / prevent forest fires, circa 1943

A match in front of a burning forest.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 18, 1943.

Dimensions: 23 x 30 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Box-Item 13.9: Will you be the / next gravedigger? / [...] / prevent forest fires, circa 1943

A gravedigger standing by a tombstone that reads "Destroyed by the enemy's secret weapon." Burned tree stumps can be seen in the background.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 18, 1943.

Dimensions: 23 x 30 cm

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Box-Item 13.10: Flying blind / in perfect weather! / ...another instance of the high cost / of wartime forest fires! / [...] / prevent forest fires, circa 1943

A plane flying through a cloud of smoke from a forest fire.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 18, 1943.

Dimensions: 23 x 30 cm

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Box-Item 8.19: Forest defense is national defense, 1941

Two men digging with a forest fire blazing in the background.

Dimensions: 35 x 46 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

United States. Forest Service

Flagg, James Montgomery (1877-1960)

Box-Item 8.20: Our carelessness / their secret weapon / prevent forest fires, 1943

Caricatures of Adolf Hitler and Hideki Tojo in front of a burning forest.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 18, 1943.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-505840

Creators:

United States. Forest Service

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 8.21: He's / watching / you, 1942

A stylized German soldier looking outward.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned July 24, 1942.

Dimensions: 72 x 101 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-4455330

Creators:

United States. Office for Emergency Management. Division of Information

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 8.22: Somebody blabbed / ...don't talk about ship movements! / ...don't talk about war production! / button your lip!, 1942

A hand emerging from the water with a sailor's cap floating nearby.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned July 20, 1942.

Dimensions: 36 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-451041

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Dorne, Albert (1904-1965)

Box-Item 8.23: Americans suffer / when careless talk kills!, 1943

A man holding a woman as she clutches a Western Union telegram and weeps. A service flag hangs in the background.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 19, 1944.

Dimensions: 35 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-558552

Creators:

United States. Government Printing Office

Anderson, Harry (1906-)

Box-Item 8.24: Careless talk / got there first, 1944

A soldier with blood streaming from his face.

Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-576497

Creators:

Prohaska, Ray

Box-Item 9.1: Keep your / [trap] / shut / don't give the rats / any information!, circa 1942

An image of a sprung mousetrap with a shred of newspaper reading "Crew Claiming U-Boat Knew of Ship Sailing" in place of the word "trap". The poster also includes caricatures of Hideki Tojo, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini.

Dimensions: 51 x 67 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: Form IS5588

Box-Item 9.2: Don't fall for / enemy propaganda / [...], circa 1942

Caricatures of Adolf Hitler and Hideki Tojo whispering to a man.

Dimensions: 42 x 55 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: Air Youth Chart no. 2

Creators:

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States

Betts, Jack

Box-Item 9.3: Keep the / home front pledge / pay no more than ceiling / prices / pay your points in full, 1944

Image of a woman holding up her hand as if swearing a pledge accompanied by a graphic overlay that reads "Food fights for freedom".

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 17, 1944.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-571209>

Creators:

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 9.4: Rationing means / a fair share for all of us, 1943

One image, labeled "without rationing," shows one customer taking a box of canned goods while another gets nothing. The second image, labeled "with rationing," shows each customer getting a single can.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-514175

Creators:

United States. Office of Price Administration

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 9.5: You can lick / runaway prices / you hold the 7 keys to / hold down prices, circa 1943

An image of Uncle Sam accompanied by seven tips to help prevent wartime price inflation.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned March 6, 1944.

Dimensions: 41 x 57 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

United States. Office of Economic Stabilization

United States. Office of War Information

Flagg, James Montgomery (1877-1960)

Box-Item 9.6: You can lick / runaway prices / you hold the 7 keys to / hold down prices, circa 1943

An image of Uncle Sam accompanied by seven tips to help prevent wartime price inflation.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned March 6, 1944.

Dimensions: 41 x 57 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

United States. Office of Economic Stabilization

United States. Office of War Information

Flagg, James Montgomery (1877-1960)

Box-Item 9.7: Uncle Sam / keeps your rent down / you must / keep your home up, 1943

A commitment to maintaining one's household titled "Tenant's Wartime Pledge" and an illustration of two women dressed in aprons and carrying brooms.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 52 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 422-153

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-530549

Creators:

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 9.8: For health...eat some food / from each group...every day! / in addition to the basic 7... / eat any other foods you want, 1943

USDA food wheel featuring seven basic food groups.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-525965

Creators:

United States. Department of Agriculture

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 9.9: For health...eat some food / from each group...every day! / in addition to the basic 7... / eat any other foods you want, 1943

USDA food wheel featuring seven basic food groups.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 56 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-525965

Creators:

United States. Department of Agriculture

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 9.10: Be a victory farm volunteer / in the U.S. Crop Corps / see your principal, 1943

Photographs of a young man and woman and several people working in a field.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned June 19, 1944.

Dimensions: 36 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1943-O-517942

Creators:

United States. Crop Corps

Box-Item 9.11: War gardens / for / victory / grow vitamins at / your kitchen door, circa 1942

White and red text on a blue and light blue background featuring a young woman holding a hoe and a large basket of fresh vegetables.

Dimensions: 30 x 47 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Stecher-Truang Lithography Corporation

National Garden Bureau

Box-Item 9.12: Victory seeds / free/ Richfield, circa 1943

Carrots, radishes, beets, and lettuce on a blue background with the poster text in yellow.

Dimensions: 83 x 124 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Atlantic Richfield Co.

Box-Item 9.13: War traffic must / come first / don't waste transportation, circa 1943

Image of a train overlaid with white text.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned April 8, 1943.

Dimensions: 36 x 46 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Association of American Railroads

United States. Office of Defense Transportation

Chance, Fred

Box-Item 9.14: Ship right / for victory / prevent / loss and / damage, circa 1943

Boxes being moved on a hand truck.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned April 8, 1943.

Dimensions: 34 x 45 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co.

Box-Item 9.15: Your government warns / prepare for / winter / now! / [...] / fuel is scarce...conserve it!, 1944

Text describing three steps for preparing for winter, accompanied by illustrations.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 30, 1944.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1944-O-594484

Creators:

United States. Solid Fuels Administration for War

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 9.16: Leave / books / here / victory / book campaign, 1942

Images of a soldier and sailor on the pages of a book.

Dimensions: 36 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

American Library Association

American Red Cross

United Service Organizations (U.S.)

Falls, C. B. (Charles Buckles) (1874-1960)

Box-Item 9.17: Leave / books / here / victory / book campaign, 1942

Images of a soldier and sailor on the pages of a book.

Dimensions: 35 x 55 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

American Library Association

American Red Cross

United Service Organizations (U.S.)

Falls, C. B. (Charles Buckles) (1874-1960)

Box-Item 9.18: Victory book / campaign / [...] / Oregon wants to do her part / for our boys, 1942

A man carrying a stack of books and following a sign that reads "victory book campaign."

Dimensions: 38 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Box-Item 9.19: The four freedoms, 1941

Text from a message from Franklin D. Roosevelt to the 77th Congress dated January 6, 1941.

Dimensions: 43 x 58 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1941-O-406668

Creators:

American Legion

National Congress of Parents and Teachers

National Education Association of the United States

United States. Federal Security Agency

United States. Office of Education

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 9.20: Freedom from Want, 1943

Text by Carlos Bulosan accompanied by Norman Rockwell's "Freedom from Want".

Dimensions: 66 x 46 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Bulosan, Carlos

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Saturday Evening Post

Box-Item 9.21: Freedom from Fear, 1943

Text by Stephen Vincent Benet accompanied by Norman Rockwell's "Freedom from Fear".

Dimensions: 66 x 46 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Benet, Stephen Vincent (1898-1943)

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 9.22: Freedom of Speech, 1943

Text by Booth Tarkington accompanied by Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech".

Dimensions: 66 x 46 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Tarkington, Booth (1869-1946)

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 9.23: Freedom of Worship, 1943

Text by Will Durant accompanied by Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Worship".

Dimensions: 66 x 46 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Durant, Will (1885-1981)

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Box-Item 9.24: The Saturday Evening Post presents the Four Freedoms, 1943

Images of Norman Rockwell and his work accompanied by an article by Jack Alexander titled "Cover Man".

Dimensions: 66 x 46 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Physical Facet: This poster is two-sided.

Creators:

Saturday Evening Post

Alexander, Jack

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978)

Series 5: U.S. Military, 1941-1944

Series V is composed of posters promoting enlistment in the U.S. armed forces. Included in this series are posters from the United States Army, the Army Air Forces, the Army Nurse Corps, and the United States Marine Corps. The series also includes posters from the United States Office of Facts and Figures identifying allied soliders. Materials are arranged according to issuing office and serial number.

Extent: 31 posters

Box-Item 10.1: Keep 'em flying!, 1941

A banner featuring the text in blue and the Great Seal of the United States.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned October 14, 1941.

Dimensions: 306 x 43 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: USARS S-1-RPB-9-4-41-40M

Physical Facet: Banner is in three pieces.

Creators:

United States. Army. Recruiting Service

Box-Item 10.2: Keep 'em flying!, 1941

Portrait of a man comprised of smaller images of workers and servicemen. The bottom left corner contains a poem entitled "Keep 'Em Flying" by Jack Childs.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned October 14, 1941.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: USARS P-34-RPB-8-15-41-50M

Creators:

United States. Army. Recruiting Service

Beall, C. C. (Cecil Calvert) (1892-1967)

Childs, Jack

Box-Item 10.3: Can you qualify for the Army Air Corps? / "keep 'em flying!", 1941

A chart featuring positions and qualification requirements for aviation cadets and enlisted men.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned October 14, 1941.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: P-35-RPB-9-18-41

Creators:

United States. Army. Recruiting Service

United States. Army. Air Corps

Box-Item 10.4: Can you qualify for the Army Air Corps? / "keep 'em flying!", 1941

A chart featuring positions and qualification requirements for aviation cadets and enlisted men.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: P-35-RPB-9-18-41

Creators:

United States. Army. Air Corps

United States. Army. Recruiting Service

Box-Item 10.5: "Keep 'em flying" / is our battle cry! / first class fighting men needed, 1942

An American flag waving over a squadron of U.S. bomber planes.

Dimensions: 64 x 96 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: USARS P-37-RPB-3-7-42-50M

Creators:

United States. Army. Recruiting Service

Downe, Albro F.

Box-Item 10.6: "Keep 'em flying" / is our battle cry! / first class fighting men needed, 1942

An American flag waving over a squadron of U.S. bomber planes.

Dimensions: 64 x 96 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: USARS P-37-RPB-3-7-42-50M

Creators:

United States. Army. Recruiting Service

Downe, Albro F.

Box-Item 10.7: "Keep 'em flying" / is our battle cry! / first class fighting men needed, 1942

An American flag waving over a squadron of U.S. bomber planes.

Dimensions: 64 x 96 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: USARS P-37-RPB-3-7-42-50M

Creators:

United States. Army. Recruiting Service

Downe, Albro F.

Box-Item 10.8: O'er the ramparts we watch / United States / Army Air Forces, circa 1943

A young man stands in the clouds holding a bomb as planes fly below.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned March 5, 1945.

Dimensions: 48 x 63 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

United States. Army Air Forces

United States. War Department

Brown & Bigelow

Schlaikjer, Jes Wilhelm (1897-)

Box-Item 10.9: Radiogram / to men of 18 and 19... / new enlistment privileges, 1943

Poster includes a photograph of a helmeted soldier and a list of Army positions featuring new enlistment privileges.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned September 8, 1943.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

United States. Army

Box-Item 10.10: For your country's sake today- / for your own sake tomorrow / go to the nearest recruiting station / of the armed service of your choice, 1944

A line of four young women, each dressed in the uniform of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard.

Dimensions: 43 x 63 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: P-75-RPB-4-20-44-540M

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Army. Recruiting Publicity Bureau

Savage, Steele

Box-Item 10.11: You are needed now / join the / Army Nurse Corps, 1943

Portrait of a young woman in an Army Nurse Corps uniform.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned February 8, 1944.

Dimensions: 52 x 79 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 710-A

Creators:

American Red Cross

United States. Army Nurse Corps

Green, Ruzzie

Box-Item 10.12: United States Army insignia, circa 1941

Depictions of U.S. Army insignia and placement on uniforms with explanatory text.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned December 24, 1946.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: USARS P-33-RPB-6-12-41-50M

Creators:

United States. Army. Recruiting Service

Box-Item 10.13: Insignia of the Army of the United States, 1943

Depictions of U.S. Army insignia with explanatory text.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned September 8, 1943.

Dimensions: 51 x 71 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: USARS P-66-RPB-6-15-43-50M

Creators:

United States. Army. Recruiting Service

Box-Item 10.14: U.S. Army / ribbons representing / decorations and awards, 1943

Image of a medal of honor and other Army service decorations.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned November 19, 1943.

Dimensions: 60 x 44 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 1943-538110

Physical Facet: Backed with linen. Additional content on back obscured by linen.

Creators:

United States. Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch

Box-Item 10.15: U.S. Marines / on land / at sea / in the air / defend America, 1941

An eagle, a map of the United States, silhouettes of soldiers, and a battleship on a yellow background.

Dimensions: 76 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: USMC MCPB 90852 10-9-41 5M 436PB

Creators:

United States. Marine Corps

Box-Item 10.16: Want action? / join / U.S. Marine Corps! / apply to nearest recruiting station, 510 Guardian Building - Salem, Oregon, 1942

A Marine on a beach holding his hand out to the reader.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 76 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: USMC 3-12-42 10M 436PB

Creators:

United States. Marine Corps

Flagg, James Montgomery (1877-1960)

Alpha Lithograph Co.

Box-Item 10.17: Let's go / U.S. Marines, 1942

A marching Marine on a red background.

Dimensions: 71 x 101 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: USMC MCPB100635 5-16-42 5M 436PB

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Marine Corps

TWY

Box-Item 10.18: Wear the "fightin'est" wings in the service / fly with the Marines / apply, or write, to nearest recruiting station, 1942

A giant eagle tearing apart a Japanese Zero.

Dimensions: 71 x 101 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: USMC NOM-36667 6-30-42 15M 436PB

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Marine Corps

HHL

Alpha Lithograph Co.

Box-Item 10.19: Be a Marine / free a Marine / to fight, circa 1943

A woman in a Marine Corps uniform stands next to an airplane while holding a clipboard.

Dimensions: 36 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: USMC NOM-42757 335000

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Marine Corps

United States. Office of War Information

McCandlish Lithography Corporation

Box-Item 13.11: This man is your friend / Dutch sailor / he fights for freedom, 1942

White text on a blue background with a photograph of a Dutch sailor

Dimensions: 18 x 25 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-455912

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 13.12: This man is your friend / Englishman / he fights for freedom, 1942

White text on a blue background with a photograph of an English soldier.

Dimensions: 18 x 25 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-455913

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 10.20: This man is your friend / Englishman / he fights for freedom, 1942

White text on a blue background with a photograph of an English soldier.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 37 x 51 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-455913

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 13.13: This man is you friend / Ethiopian / he fights for freedom, 1942

White text on a blue background with a photograph of an Ethiopian soldier.

Dimensions: 18 x 25 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-455914

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 13.14: This man is your friend / Russian / he fights for freedom, 1942

White text on a blue background with a photograph of a Russian soldier.

Dimensions: 18 x 25 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-455915

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 13.15: This man is you friend / Canadian / he fights for freedom, 1942

White text on a blue background with a photograph of a Canadian soldier.

Dimensions: 18 x 25 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-455916

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 13.16: This man is your friend / Australian / He fights for Freedom, 1942

White text on a blue background with a photograph of an Australian soldier.

Dimensions: 18 x 25 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-455917

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Box-Item 13.17: This man is your friend / Chinese / he fights for freedom, 1942

White text on a blue background with a photograph of a Chinese soldier.

Dimensions: 18 x 25 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: GPO 1942-O-455918

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

United States. Office of Facts and Figures. Graphics Division

United States. Government Printing Office

Series 6: Foreign Propaganda, 1942-1944

Series VI includes posters representing Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, and the Allied Forces. Posters in this series address enlistment, espionage, war funding, and wartime austerity. Some posters produced in England and New Zealand were created for foreign distribution and emphasize the war efforts of the issuing country. One poster of German origin is also included in this series. Items in this series are arranged by country and serial number.

Extent: 23 posters

Box-Item 11.1: Come on, pal / ...enlist!, circa 1943

A young man's face smiling and dressed in a military cap.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 62 x 92 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Eveleigh

Box-Item 11.2: Shoptalk may be / sabotalk / the walls have ears, circa 1943

An ear with a stylized factory building entering it.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 46 x 62 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: AG-18

Creators:

Canada. Wartime Information Board

Morris

Box-Item 13.18: Tell nobody-- / not even her / careless talk costs lives, circa 1942

A sailor and a young woman.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 25 x 38 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 51-477

Creators:

British Information Services

Stafford & Co., Ltd.

Box-Item 13.19: More ships- / come on! / war savings / are warships..., circa 1942

A bulldog wearing a sailors cap that reads "H.M.S. Victory".

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 25 x 38 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 51-1012

Material Specific Details: WFP 103

Creators:

Great Britain. National Savings Committee

Great Britain. Scottish Savings Committee

Great Britain. Ulster Savings Committee

British Information Services

J. Weiner, Ltd.

Box-Item 13.20: He's in the silent / service-are you? / never mention arrivals, sailings, / cargoes or destinations to anybody, circa 1942

A British sailor holding binoculars.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 25 x 37 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 51-1032

Creators:

British Information Services

Stafford & Co., Ltd.

Box-Item 11.3: Tighten / your / grip!, circa 1943

A swastika being crushed by blacksmith's tongs.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 50 x 75 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 51-2085

Creators:

British Information Services

Fosh & Cross, Ltd.

Newbould, Frank

Box-Item 11.4: Smash Japanese / aggression!, circa 1942

Depiction of British soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand fighting with Japanese soldiers accompanied by text reading "The Gloucesters, a famous regiment from Great Britain, raided Letpadan and drove the Japanese from the town, inflicting heavy casualties."

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 50 x 75 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 51-2907

Creators:

British Information Services

James Haworth & Company

Box-Item 11.5: The downfall of the / dictators is assured, circa 1943

Battleships and aircraft passing a landmass.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 50 x 75 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 51-3475

Creators:

British Information Services

J. Howitt & Sons

Box-Item 11.6: Choose for / victory / [...] / try a V dish to-day, circa 1942

Text describing a "victory dish" and an image of a menu marked with a large "V".

Dimensions: 37 x 50 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 51-3548

Creators:

British Information Services

Chromoworks, Ltd.

Box-Item 13.21: Join the crusade / buy / defence bonds, circa 1942

A hand holding aloft a British flag and burning cross.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 25 x 37 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 51-7721

Material Specific Details: WFP 103

Creators:

Great Britain. National Savings Committee

Great Britain. Scottish Savings Committee

Great Britain. Ulster Savings Committee

British Information Services

Fosh & Cross, Ltd.

Box-Item 11.7: Together, circa 1943

Soldiers representing the British Commonwealth marching under a British flag.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 51 x 76 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 51-9474

Creators:

British Information Services

Lowe & Brydone

Box-Item 11.8: Keep the wheels turning! / repair / work / is vital to the / war effort, circa 1942

A hand holding a wrench.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 38 x 50 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: 51-9656

Creators:

British Information Services

Great Britain. Ministry of War Transport

H. Manly & Son

Newbould, Frank

Box-Item 11.9: Britain's war supplies / go to these nations, circa 1943

A diagram representing Britain's contributions to the USSR, Greece, Czechoslovakia, Turkey, France, China, and the United States.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 43 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

British Information Services

Box-Item 11.10: What Britain puts / in the / common pool, circa 1943

A diagram representing Britain's contributions of tanks, boots, ship repair, food, airfields, clothing, shipping, medical services, warships, and aircraft to the war effort.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen

Dimensions: 43 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

British Information Services

Box-Item 11.11: Britain sees it through / "we've had five years of war", circa 1943

Photograph of a young child and a dog in a war-torn street.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 43 x 56 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

British Information Services

Box-Item 11.12: Great / Britain / her natural & industrial / resources, circa 1942

A map of Great Britain depicting natural resource deposits and industrial hubs.

Dimensions: 76 x 101 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

British Information Services

Box-Item 11.13: Britain - Spearhead of Attack, circa 1943

A map depicting attacks on Western Europe staged from Great Britain accompanied by information text.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 66 x 44 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

British Information Services

Blake, F. Donald (Fredrich Donald) (1908-1997)

Box-Item 11.14: The expulsion of Axis forces / from North Africa, 1943

Map depicting troop movements along the north coast of Africa between October 1942 and April 1943.

Dimensions: 99 x 48 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

British Information Services

Box-Item 11.15: Grosse / Deutsch / Kunstausstellung / 1944/ im haus der / Deutschen kunst / zu Munchen, 1944

A coin featuring the profile of a soldier and the emblem of the Nazi Party set on a red background with the poster text below.

Dimensions: 113 x 88 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Physical Facet: A section has been cut from the bottom edge.

Creators:

F. Bruckmann KG

Box-Item 11.16: New Zealand fights / in Pacific skies, circa 1943

Photograph of a pilot standing on the wing of a fighter plane with palm trees visible in the background.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned October 10, 1944.

Dimensions: 82 x 61 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

New Zealand. Legation (U.S.)

Box-Item 11.17: New Zealand / ally / down under, circa 1944

Two helmeted soldiers carrying weapons. Palm trees, sand, and water can be seen in the background.

Acquisition Information: Accessioned August 28, 1944.

Dimensions: 60 x 81 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

New Zealand. Legation (U.S.)

Box-Item 11.18: Fight / for your / flag / you may enlist here / under these colours, circa 1942

Flags representing Yugoslavia, Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, Free France, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, and Great Britain emanating out from the sun.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 53 x 70 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Walentynowicz, M.

Box-Item 11.19: Fight / for your / flag / you may enlist here / under these colours, circa 1942

Flags representing Yugoslavia, Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, Free France, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, and Great Britain emanating out from the sun.

Acquisition Information: Ida M. Matsen.

Dimensions: 53 x 70 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Walentynowicz, M.

Series 7: War Maps, 1942-1945

Series VII is comprised of maps created for publication in Life, Time, by Remington Rand, and by Scott Foresman and Company. Many of the maps included in this series, especially those created by mapmaker R.M. Chapin, Jr., are characterized by monochromatic coloring with bold red accents and graphic overlays. The maps illustrate military influence, troop movements, and combat for a popular audience. Materials are arranged by publisher and production date.

Extent: 28 posters

Box-Item 12.1: [Untitled map], March 23, 1942

Map of Australia featuring major overland transportation routes and seaports.

Dimensions: 121 x 89 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

Life Magazine

Box-Item 12.2: Tunisian battlefield, March 1, 1943

A map of Tripoli to Bizerate annotated with troop locations and movements.

Dimensions: 107 x 61 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Life Magazine

Geddes, Norman Bel (1893-1958)

Box-Item 12.3: Approaches / to Germany, August 28, 1944

Map of possible routes into Germany from Russia, France, and Italy.

Dimensions: 92 x 89 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Life Magazine

Box-Item 12.4: [Untitled map], November 27, 1944

Map of U.S. airbases in China with descriptions of operability.

Dimensions: 89 x 92 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Life Magazine

Box-Item 12.5: India, April 6, 1942

Map depicting natural and industrial resources in India.

Dimensions: 94 x 89 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.6: China's / plague, July 13, 1942

Map of the spread of disease through China.

Dimensions: 96 x 91 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Cutter, James

Box-Item 12.7: African battlegrounds, October 12, 1942

Map of North Africa designating occupation of cities by Axis and Allied forces, major transportation routes, and distribution of habitable terrain, jungles, deserts, and oases.

Dimensions: 122 x 83 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.8: Geo-strategy of / Guadalcanal, November 2, 1942

Map depicting Japanese and Allied troops locations around Guadalcanal.

Dimensions: 93 x 90 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.9: Freedom of the air?, February 14, 1943

Map of flight distances from New York City to other cities in the northern hemisphere.

Dimensions: 85 x 102 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.10: The Japs are digging in, April 26, 1943

A map of Japanese troop movements off the coast of Australia.

Dimensions: 109 x 60 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.11: Battle for the boot, August 9, 1943

Map depicting movement of Allied troops into southern Italy.

Dimensions: 70 x 118 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.12: Winter projection, November 22, 1943

Map predicting Russian troop movement into Poland during the winter of 1943.

Dimensions: 75 x 113 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.13: By the left flank, January 31, 1944

Map of Allied and German troop movements south of Rome.

Dimensions: 110 x 73 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.14: X marks the spot, January 31, 1944

Map of flight patterns from Tarawa and New Guinea to Truk Island and the Marshall Islands.

Dimensions: 87 x 91 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.15: The Czar's will / on 1944 Europe, April 3, 1944

Map depicting spread of USSR into Finland and Poland between 1939 and 1944.

Dimensions: 89 x 104 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.16: Invasionland, May 1, 1944

Map of strategic railroads from Berlin to Brest.

Dimensions: 60 x 113 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.17: The squeeze, July 8, 1944

Map depicting troop movement and combat in the South China Sea.

Dimensions: 106 x 89 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.18: Wreckers / at work, July 17, 1944

Map of collateral damage in the Baltic states and Poland.

Dimensions: 86 x 109 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Cutter, James

Box-Item 12.19: Choking Chungking, December 11, 1944

Map of Japanese troop movement through the Chinese province of Sichuan.

Dimensions: 89 x 114 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.20: The floods come, April 9, 1945

Map depicting Allied movements in Germany.

Dimensions: 89 x 114 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.21: [Untitled poster], May 14, 1945

Map depicting spread of Axis powers across western Europe between 1939 and 1944.

Dimensions: 109 x 89 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Creators:

Time Magazine

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

Box-Item 12.22: Map I -- the Russian front, 1944

A map of the Soviet Union and neighboring countries from the Black Sea to the North Sea accompanied by descriptive text.

Dimensions: 53 x 46 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: X600LB

Creators:

Remington Rand, Inc. Library Bureau Division

Thompson, Kenneth W. (1907-)

Box-Item 12.23: Map II -- the Balkans, 1944

A map of the Balkan Peninsula accompanied by descriptive text.

Dimensions: 53 x 46 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: X660LB

Creators:

Remington Rand, Inc. Library Bureau Division

Thompson, Kenneth W. (1907-)

Box-Item 12.24: Map III -- Italy & South France, 1944

A map of the Mediterranean, Tyrrhenian, and Adriatic Seas and their surrounding areas accompanied by descriptive text.

Dimensions: 53 x 46 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: X600LB

Creators:

Remington Rand, Inc. Library Bureau Division

Thompson, Kenneth W. (1907-)

Box-Item 12.25: Map V -- Southeastern Asia, 1944

A map encompassing the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Gulf of Siam, the South China Sea, and surrounding land masses accompanied by descriptive text.

Dimensions: 53 x 46 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: X600LB

Creators:

Remington Rand, Inc. Library Bureau Division

Thompson, Kenneth W. (1907-)

Box-Item 12.26: Map VI -- the Southwest Pacific, 1944

A map of New Guinea and surrounding land masses in the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean accompanied by descriptive text.

Dimensions: 53 x 46 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: X600LB

Creators:

Remington Rand, Inc. Library Bureau Division

Thompson, Kenneth W. (1907-)

Box-Item 12.27: Map VII -- the North Pacific, 1944

Map of the coast of China, Japan, and Russia along the East China Sea, Sea of Japan, and Sea of Okhotsk, accompanied by descriptive text.

Dimensions: 53 x 46 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: X600LB

Creators:

Remington Rand, Inc. Library Bureau Division

Thompson, Kenneth W. (1907-)

Box-Item 12.28: The world at war, September 1942

A map of the planet with annotations regarding military occupations, troop movement, and important events in the war.

Dimensions: 74 x 60 cm.

Language of Material: Materials in English.

Material Specific Details: A667-1-43

Physical Facet: Backed with linen.

Creators:

Scott, Foresman and Company

Chapin, R. M., Jr.

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