Resource Type

Give war bonds: the present with a future.

Color poster shows a stylized image of a Christmas tree decorated with war bonds and stamp-filled cones as ornaments. There are gift packages around its base.
Date: 1943
Creator: Snider, Don
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

"--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

Wood joins the colors! : the Army & Navy need millions of board feet for barracks.

A soldier in uniform and helmet stands guard as wooden boards are lifted to a construction site where men are building barracks. Already-constructed barracks are seen in the background.
Date: 1943
Creator: Starr, Maxwell B.
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

U.S.A. in action : ASF men and material on far-off fronts.

A series of black & white photographs depicting the use and transport of military supplies.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army Service Forces.
System: The UNT Digital Library

84th Inf. Div. Special Service presents the Railsplitters Revue "On the Beam" : all soldier stage show featuring "The Ballet Moose". . ..

A flyer for a musical revue given by and/or for soldiers at the T.S.C.W. (Texas State College for Women, Denton, Texas?) in 1943. There are no images, only text in various blue and red tones.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army Service Forces. Special Service Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Gas.

This poster features six individual cartoon panels illustrating the identification of various poisonous gases, including lewisite, mustard, tear, phosgene and clorpicrin. The text is printed in red and black. The cartoons are gray and black line drawings with selective fill of pink and red.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army Service Forces. Special Service Division.
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

U.S.A. in action : official pictures from world battlefronts.

A series of black & white photographs depicting the use and transport of military supplies.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army.
System: The UNT Digital Library

We need more metal for more weapons.

Poster in green and white tones with green-tinted photographs. Poster shows a series of photographs of military equipment with captions describing the types of metals used for each. Photographs include: an army truck, a battleship, a B-24 bomber plane, a searchlight, an anti-aircraft gun, and tanks.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wood flies to war : the Army & Navy need 20,000 square feet of plywood for each cargo plane.

A U.S. Army airplane flies through dark clouds.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wood gets 'em over! : the Army needs 17,000,000 board feet a year for pontoon bridges.

Soldiers build a wooden, pontoon bridge over a waterway.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wood goes to war.

A series of blue-tinted photographs and captions describing the use of wood in war situations.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wood lands our fighters : the Army & Navy need more lumber for landing barges.

Uniformed soldiers with rifles and machine guns storm a tropical beach. Boats and a battleship are seen in the background.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Your metals fight on every front!

A series of six brown-tinted photographs with captions depicting the uses of metals in the armed forces during World War II. Describes the use of metals for vehicles, airplanes, bombs, and guns.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army.
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

German army uniforms and insignia.

Color poster showing the insignia, patches, hats and uniforms of the German army. The poster features two figures: one is a German soldier wearing the blue field uniform and the other is a German soldier wearing the brown Afrika Korps uniform. Also depicted are the national emblems worn on headgear.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army. Services of Supply. Special Service Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library

German navy uniforms and insignia.

Color poster showing the insignia, patches, hats and uniforms of the German navy. The poster features four figures wearing different navy uniforms: a white summer uniform, a blue service dress uniform, a blue signal corps uniform, and a green officer's field service dress uniform. Also shown are the national emblems which appear on headgear and buttons. Also included are charts showing German pronunciation and a comparison of ratings (ranks) in U.S. and German navies.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army. Services of Supply. Special Service Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Learn to recognize these vehicles : heavy, medium, and light armored cars.

Chart features black & white silhouette drawings of front and profile views of heavy, medium, and light armored cars. Included are American, British, Russian, German, Italian, and Japanese armored cars. A purple band at the bottom includes tips for identification.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army. Services of Supply. Special Service Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Learn to recognize these vehicles : light tanks and self-propelled weapons.

Chart features black & white drawings of front and profile views of various light tanks and self-propelled weapons. Included are American, Russian, German, Italian, Japanese, and English vehicles. A green box in the lower left corner provides tips for identification.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army. Services of Supply. Special Service Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Learn to recognize these vehicles : medium tanks and self-propelled artillery.

Black & white chart features drawings of front and profile views of various tanks and self-propelled artillery, and tips for identification. Included are British, Japanese, German, American, Russian, and Canadian vehicles.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army. Services of Supply. Special Service Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Maps are not true for all purposes.

Green, black, and white illustrations and text explain various map projections and how they are used on newsmaps.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army. Services of Supply. Special Service Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Is your trip necessary? : needless travel interferes with the war effort.

Black & white photograph of a bus or train car which is overcrowded with passengers. Many of the passengers are servicemen in uniform. The rest are civilian men, women, and children.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Department of Defense Transportation.
System: The UNT Digital Library