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Lexington, 1775 : they fought for freedom, we fight to keep it : buy war stamps & bonds.
This is a small color poster promoting war stamps. Image shows four colonial freedom fighters. Three of them are pointing their muskets and one appears to have fallen on his weapon. Colors are teal and orange.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Daugherty, James Henry, 1889-1974
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Give us lumber for more PT's.
Color image of war ships at sea. In the foreground is a boat with "PT 34" painted on it, shining a light and speeding forward. In the background, a ship is sinking as explosive flames rise from it. Other ships and flames can be seen in the distance on the left.
Date:
1943
Creator:
AEL.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Your metals fight : --on land -- on sea --in the air!
Six green-tinted photographs with captions describing the use of metals for military weapons, airplanes, and ships.
Date:
1943
Creator:
United States. Army.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Keep it coming ... : waste nothing.
Color poster shows a convoy of green food-supply trucks driving through snow. A soldier in a long coat and helmet appears to be directing the trucks. In the lower left corner is the seal of the U.S. Food Administration.
Date:
1918
Creator:
Illian, George, 1894-1932
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fight or buy bonds : Third Liberty Loan.
Color poster depicts a woman dressed in a white gown and holding a U.S. flag in the air. Troops march in the background, also carrying a U.S. flag.
Date:
1917~
Creator:
Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lexington, 1775, they fought for freedom, we fight to keep it; Independence, July 4, 1776, they kept the faith and so do you every time you lend a dime for war savings stamps; John Paul Jones said, "I have not yet begun to fight", fight with war stamps & bonds; Washington crossed the Delaware to win our freedom, we cross oceans to keep it.
A series of four equally sized wood prints of historic scenes separated by dotted lines. The colors are teal and orange.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Daugherty, James Henry, 1889-1974
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wanted! : for murder : her careless talk costs lives.
Black & white photograph of a well-groomed woman with dark hair and a subtle smile on her face.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Keppler, Victor.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
You deliver the ships--we'll deliver the goods! : stay on the job, don't slow up the ship!
A Navy commander in a jacket, scarf, and cap stands at a high point on a battleship holding binoculars. Turbulent waters surround the ship and other large ships are seen in the distance.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Whitcomb, Jon.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"--Pass the ammunition" : o.k. soldier--that's our job!
A smiling soldier in a combat uniform and helmet carries a wooden box. The box is stamped, '50 FU ZES P.D., M46'. In the background are artillery guns firing into a dark sky and another soldier carrying a similar box toward the battlefield.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Stanley, Frederic.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"We'll lick 'em-- just give us the stuff!"
A smiling soldier, with a bloody bandage on his right arm, holds a rifle with bayonet in one hand and a tattered Japanese flag in the other.
Date:
1943
Creator:
McLeod, Ronald, 1897-1977.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"My girl's a WOW" : woman ordnance worker.
Color illustration of a helmeted soldier, smiling and holding a black and white picture of a woman. The woman wears a kerchief on her head and a pin on her white shirt (probably an I.D. badge) that has a woman's face and a number (14002) on it.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Treidler, Adolph, 1886-1981
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sure! We'll finish the job : Victory Liberty Loan.
A smiling man wearing a hat and overalls stands. He wears an indigo shirt, sleeves rolled up and showing the cuff of a red undershirt. On his overalls are pinned four buttons depicting patriotic symbols of the United States.
Date:
1918
Creator:
Beneker, Gerrit A. (Gerrit Albertus), 1882-1934.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"--Pass the ammunition" : the Army needs more lumber.
A smiling soldier in a combat uniform and helmet carries a wooden box. The box is stamped, '50 FU ZES P.D., M46'. In the background are artillery guns firing into a dark sky and another soldier carrying a similar box toward the battlefield.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Stanley, Frederic
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Save a loaf a week: help win the war.
Illustration in orange and black tones. A hand uses a knife to cut a loaf of bread.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Cooper, F. G., b. 1883
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wanted : red blooded men for immediate service over-seas.
All lettered poster. The title is white letters in red square. The extended text is in red and white on blue.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Et maintenant tressons des couronnes pour ceux que nous attendons et aussi pour ceux qui ne reviendront plus.
Drawing of two women, one dressed in the traditional shawl and bonnet of the Lorraine region of France, and the other dressed in Alsatian traditional dress and black headdress ("coiffe alsacienne"). They are holding red flowers and flower rings. A cathedral can be seen in the distant background. (Alsace-Lorraine was a part of France ceded to the German Empire in 1871. It was reverted to France at the end of the First World War.)
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Abel-Truchet, Louis, 1857-1918.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Students ... set the pace ... unanimous [giving] for universal service : clear over the first day.
All-lettered poster promoting a funding drive by the United War Work Campaign. Blue text on white paper.
Date:
1918
Creator:
United War Work Campaign, Inc.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Urgent notice : 1. Fighting men and materials are being shifted ...
All lettered poster, black text on orange background. The poster urges the reader not to discuss military information because the Japanese are obtaining such information. At the bottom are the signatures of military officials and J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI.
Date:
1945
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"We'll lick 'em-- just give us the metal!"
A smiling soldier, with a bloody bandage on his right arm, holds a rifle with bayonet in one hand and a tattered Japanese flag in the other.
Date:
1943
Creator:
McLeod, Ronald, 1897-1977.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
You are one of 50,000,000 Americans who must fill out an income tax return by March 15 : do it now! ....
All lettered poster in red, white, and blue tones, urging people to prepare to file their income tax forms on time.
Date:
1944
Creator:
United States. Dept. of the Treasury.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fight world famine : enroll in the Boys' Working Reserve.
A young man or boy stands next to a haystack, fighting off vultures with a pitch fork. He wears the uniform of the U.S. Boys' Working Reserve.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States Boys' Working Reserve.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Your ore packs a punch!
Two miners listen to the radio. One miner rests his helmet on top of the radio. He rejoices as the radio announces a successful attack by U.S. tanks against the Nazi forces.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
System:
The UNT Digital Library
So he can fight!
On the left side of poster is a large, orange, image of a combat soldier carrying a rifle. In much smaller scale in the foreground is a gray image of the back of a WAAC, waving at the soldier. In the center of the poster is text describing the contributions of women in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. On the right side and bottom center are black & white photographs showing WAAC's performing various tasks. In the lower right corner is an unsigned cartoon showing a line of combat soldiers fording a river with their rifles held over their heads. The last soldier in line is a WAAC carrying her typewriter over her head.
Date:
1943
Creator:
United States. Army Service Forces. Special Service Division.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ours -- to fight for : freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear.
A large color poster of four Norman Rockwell paintings that depict four American freedoms. In clockwise order, top to bottom, the images are: a man standing up to speak at a town meeting; people of different faiths praying together; a large Thanksgiving feast; and a couple tucking two small children into bed.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978.
System:
The UNT Digital Library