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Art education in "schools at war" : school art sells bonds -- builds victory.

The poster is a collage of several black and white images that surround a central image. The central image around which all of these vignettes are arranged depicts an heraldic shield that has five red stars on a black stripe. The image below this shield is of the Concord Minute Man statue.
Date: 1943
Creator: Longyear, William Levwyn, 1899-
System: The UNT Digital Library

The avenger's shadow : more metal for U.S. planes, tanks, guns.

Black and white drawing. A caricatured Japanese soldier holding a smoking gun stands over a fallen man labeled "U.S. pilot". In the distance is a pagoda. At right is a large shadow of a man's head and and shoulders, which appears to be descending over the Japanese soldier. He wears a miner's helmet and the words "more metal for U.S. planes, tanks, guns" appear on his shadow.
Date: 1943
Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
System: The UNT Digital Library

Award for careless talk : don't discuss troop movements, ship sailings, war equipment.

A hairy hand wearing a ring with a Nazi insignia holds an Iron Cross military decoration, also with a swastika on it. The poster background is red with a white border that has barbs pointing into the red area.
Date: 1944
Creator: Dohanos, Stevan, 1907-1994
System: The UNT Digital Library

Back 'em up with more metal.

Color poster of two army soldiers in camouflage, holding rifles, crawling on their bellies on the grass at night.
Date: 1942
Creator: Von Schmidt, Harold, 1893-1982
System: The UNT Digital Library

Back 'em up with more metal.

Color poster of at least seven soldiers in uniforms and helmets surrounding an anti-aircraft gun which is firing. Other guns can be seen firing in the background.
Date: 1942
Creator: Stoops, Herbert Morton
System: The UNT Digital Library

Back the attack! : buy war bonds.

Color poster of a battle scene. A soldier lies on the ground and holds his military rifle in a ready position. Several parachutes can be seen the sky above and descending around the soldier.
Date: 1943
Creator: Schreiber, Georges, 1904-1977
System: The UNT Digital Library

Back your future with U.S. savings bonds.

Small color poster. A neatly-dressed family (father, mother, young boy and slightly older girl) smiles and looks upward. The boy holds a red toy plane and the girl holds a book. In the foreground, an arm wearing an "Uncle Sam" style sleeve pulls back the corner of a large U.S. flag which appears to be hanging curtain-like over the family. In the background is a desert landscape.
Date: 1946
Creator: Englert
System: The UNT Digital Library

The battle-wise infantryman -- is careful of what he says or writes : how about you?

Color poster of head and shoulders of a helmeted Army soldier holding a rifle and looking toward the viewer. The background is a green color.
Date: 1944
Creator: Schlaikjer, Jes Wilhelm, 1897-1982
System: The UNT Digital Library

Be a cadet nurse : the girl with a future.

Color poster of two women in cadet nurse uniforms (probably two views of the same woman). The woman on the left wears a military-style uniform with blue jacket and cap. The woman on the right wears a white nurse's uniform with a nurse's cap. Both women are wearing cadet nurse shoulder patches and caduceus (medical symbol) pins.
Date: 1944
Creator: Whitcomb, Jon
System: The UNT Digital Library

Be a Victory Farm Volunteer in the U.S. Crop Corps : see your principal.

The main part of the poster is a large black-and white photograph of the faces of a smiling teenage girl and boy. The lower part of the poster is a green-tinted photograph of young volunteers harvesting potatoes. A farmer on a mule- or horse-drawn farm machine can be seen in the background. The sky in the background is colored blue.
Date: 1943
Creator: National Victory Farm Volunteers (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Be patriotic: sign your country's pledge to save the food.

Color poster of a woman with her hands extended toward the viewer. She is wearing an dress that appears to be made from a draped U.S. flag, and a cap of a stars-and-stripes motif.
Date: 1917
Creator: Stahr, Paul, 1883-1953
System: The UNT Digital Library

Be with him at every mail call : V-mail is private, reliable, patriotic.

Poster shows a a smiling young woman in a pink blouse, sitting at a table or desk, writing a letter. Her image is superimposed on a monochromatic background picture of soldiers in the field receiving mail.
Date: 1945
Creator: Hiller, Lejaren A., 1880-1969
System: The UNT Digital Library

Because somebody talked!

Color poster shows a sad cocker spaniel with its head resting on sailor's collar on back of a blue chair. On the wall behind the chair hangs a "Gold Star" service flag with a red border, white center and yellow star in the middle. A gold star on a service flag signifies a family member who has died in war.
Date: 1944
Creator: Heyman, Wesley
System: The UNT Digital Library

Because somebody talked!

Color poster shows a sad cocker spaniel with its head resting on sailor's collar on back of a blue chair. On the wall behind the chair hangs a "Gold Star" service flag with a red border, white center, and yellow star in the middle. A gold star on a service flag signifies a family member who has died in war.
Date: 1944
Creator: Heyman, Wesley
System: The UNT Digital Library

Become a nurse : your country needs you.

Color poster of a young woman receiving her nursing cap. A male (only the hands and sleeves are shown) is placing it on her head. He wears blue sleeves with a stars-and-stripes motif on the cuffs. The young woman wears a blue cotton uniform with a white collar, cuffs, and pocket handkerchief. The model for this poster is Weslee Wootten D'Audney.
Date: 1942
Creator: American Nurses Association. Nursing Information Bureau.
System: The UNT Digital Library

A blow to the Axis, more lumber for the Army.

A shirtless man uses an axe to chop down a tree. He wears a hat and blue jeans, with a red bandana in his back pocket.
Date: 1943
Creator: Von Schmidt, Harold, 1893-1982
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bonds or bondage : everybody--every pay day 10%.

Image of a man in cap and overalls, with outstretched arms and legs. In one hand he holds a U.S. flag; his other hand and leg are chained to a swastika-inscribed ball. One side of his face smiles; the other side is weary. The poster background is also split in two halves: On the left is a landscape of farm lands, industrial smoke stacks, and skyscrapers; on the right is a dark barren landscape.
Date: 1941/1942?
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Brotherhood Week, February 19th to 28th, 1943.

All-lettered poster is beige with brown letters. The text is a message from President Franklin D. Roosevelt about the importance of Brotherhood Week during wartime in 1943.
Date: 1943
Creator: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Bugle Sounds : Enlist in the U.S. Army Now : Your Country Needs You.

Poster in red, white, and blue tones includes an illustration of a military airplane and a photograph of men driving armored vehicles.
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Building for health : Bureau of Social Education, Y.W.C.A.

Color poster of a woman holding an infant. The woman has dark hair worn in a bun, and wears a long yellow dress. In the background is a blue inverted triangle (YWCA symbol) with a caduceus (medical symbol) and book.
Date: 1918
Creator: Page, Marie Danforth, 1869-1940.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Buy Liberty Bonds.

Color poster with picture frame drawn as border. Profile of a bust of Abraham Lincoln is in center.
Date: 1918
Creator: United States. Department of the Treasury. Publicity Bureau.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Buy now for the bigger 7th War Loan through payroll savings.

Small color poster with a red background. The image is of a diverse group of people standing in a V formation and waving green bills. The group includes white men and women and a black man. They are dressed in a variety of work clothing styles, including overalls, industrial uniforms, and business suits.
Date: 1945
Creator: United States. War Finance Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Buy war bonds: Third War Loan.

Color poster of a young boy with tears streaming from his eyes. He has a freckled face and wears a white short-sleeved shirt. Around his neck hangs a Medal of Honor (gold star on a blue ribbon). In his hand he holds a khaki soldier's cap.
Date: 1943
Creator: Keppler, Victor
System: The UNT Digital Library

Buy war savings bonds : beat the promise!

In the sky, a giant hand wearing a work glove puts dollar bills into a giant savings bond bill which is shaped like a funnel. The base of the funnel points toward a group of military tanks on the ground. Four airplanes fly in formation over the tanks.
Date: 1941?/1942?
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library