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American War Posters
116
Newsmap
54
OWI poster
34
Four freedoms
9
U.S. Army official poster.
9
War Finance Division [poster] (United States. War Finance Division)
8
War Savings Staff [poster] (United States. War Savings Staff)
7
[Newsmap]
7
U.S.A. in action
2
Official Navy poster, Industrial Incentive Division ; 3-80M
1
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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
Americans suffer when careless talk kills!
Color illustration of an older man in overalls, with his arm around a weeping older woman in a simple dress and apron. The woman holds a "Western Union" telegram and wipes her tears with her apron skirt. On the wall behind them hangs a service flag with a blue star centered on a white background, with a red border. (A blue star signifies a family member who is alive and serving in the war.)
Date:
1943
Creator:
Anderson, Harry Martin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
For freedom's sake : buy war bonds.
Small color poster promoting war bonds. In the foreground is an image of the Concord Minute Man statue (a sculpture by Daniel Chester French in Concord, Massachusetts). In the background is a town landscape.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Atherton, John, 1900-1952
System:
The UNT Digital Library
For freedom's sake: buy war bonds.
Color poster promoting war bonds. In the foreground is an image of the Concord Minute Man statue (a sculpture by Daniel Chester French in Concord, Massachusetts). In the background is a town landscape.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Atherton, John, 1900-1952
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Save your cans : help pass the ammunition : prepare your tin cans for war ....
An woman's arm holding a tomato can appears on the bottom right side of the poster. The can image is repeated and runs into the painting. As the cans get smaller, they change into a chain of bullets that a soldier is feeding into his gun. In the background are a large red explosion and an airplane falling from the sky.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Barclay, McClelland.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military courtesy.
Uniforms and insignia for the armed forces of the United States, U.S.S.R., France, Poland, China, and the British Empire are illustrated. Additional text describes the salutes and forms of address used by each country's military.
Date:
1943
Creator:
CGS
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft insignia.
Twenty different types of airplanes fly across the scene, each with distinct markings. The main background is of clouds in the sky. The border is comprised of insignia of aircraft from 47 countries.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Coggins, Jack
System:
The UNT Digital Library
They've got the guts : back 'em up with more metal.
Color image of two soldiers in combat uniforms. One is shooting a military rifle and the other has just landed next to him by parachute. Additional parachutes can be seen in the distance.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Cornwell, Dean, 1892-1960
System:
The UNT Digital Library
And we talk about sacrifice: buy war bonds.
Picture of a woman weeping. Her face looks haggard, and she wears a red kerchief on her head. In the background, smoke rises from ruins.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Couillard, R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
And we talk about sacrifice: buy war bonds.
Color image of a woman weeping. Her face looks haggard, and she wears a red kerchief on her head. In the background, smoke rises from ruins.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Couillard, R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Work on a farm-- this summer : join the U.S. Crop Corps.
Both in bib overalls, a man holds a pitchfork while a woman holds a basket overflowing with harvested vegetables against the background of a blue sky.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Douglass Crockwell, Spencer, 1904-1968
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Work on a farm-- this summer : join the U.S. Crop Corps.
Both in bib overalls, a man holds a pitchfork while a woman holds a basket overflowing with harvested vegetables against the background of a blue sky.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Douglass Crockwell, Spencer, 1904-1968
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Enlist in a proud profession! : join the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps.
Image of a woman in a gray dress military uniform with a "CADET NURSE" sleeve patch. She has light-colored hair and wears a beret.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Edmundson, Carolyn Moorhead, 1906-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
If you tell where he's going, he may never get there!
A sailor looks back and smiles as he walks away. He wears an enlisted service dress blue uniform and carries a large white sea bag on his shoulder.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Falter, John Philip, 1910-1982.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
I need your skill in a war job!
Top half of poster features a black & white drawing of Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer; the bottom half is a gray text box listing numerous trades and urging the reader to seek work in them to support the war effort.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877-1960
System:
The UNT Digital Library
You are needed now : join the Army Nurse Corps : apply at your Red Cross recruiting station.
Picture of a smiling woman in a military uniform. Her jacket and cap are army green, and her shirt and tie are khaki-colored.
Date:
June 1943
Creator:
Green, Ruzzie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Your metal saves our convoys : keep it coming!
In the foreground, a man stands on a platform on a ship, shouting through a megaphone at several other men on deck who are loading and firing a large cannon-like weapon toward the sea. Other ships can be seen in the background.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Helck, Peter, 1893-1988.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Americans all, let's fight for victory : Americanos todos, luchamos por la victoria.
Illustration of two hands holding hats. One holds a Mexican "sombrero" and the other holds an "Uncle Sam"-style top hat.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Helguera, Leon
System:
The UNT Digital Library
I'm counting on you! : don't discuss: troop movements, ship sailings--war equipment.
Color poster with blue background. Uncle Sam holds his index finger to his lips, indicating silence.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Helguera, Leon
System:
The UNT Digital Library
They're fighting harder than ever: are you buying more war bonds than ever?
Color image of soldiers and a tank charging forward in battle. The soldier in the foreground appears to be shouting. The sky above is red and explosions in the background are depicted in yellow.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Hewitt.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
American Junior Red Cross.
A color illustration of a neatly dressed young man and woman. The young man holds a raised Red Cross flag in one hand; his other hand is raised and index finger extended. The young woman wears a yellow dress and carries a Red Cross box, a wooden board-game box, and a child's dress in her arms. A town is seen in the background.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Humphrey, Walter Beach, 1892-1966.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Get a load of this-- : the Army needs lumber for crates and boxes.
Color poster of three soldiers loading crates with a lifting device consisting of ropes attached to a metal hook. Two soldiers are shirtless; all are wearing helmets. In the background, bombs explode in the water near a boat loaded with wooden crates.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Karl, J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Army is counting on you for more metal.
A group of weary soldiers covered in dirt. Profuse sweat can be seen on the face of the soldier in front.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Keppler, Victor
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