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Keep punching-- in the battle of production : beat your promise!

Black & white cartoon depicts two boxers in the midst of fighting. The boxer on the left is a stereotypical caricature of a Japanese man. He holds a sword labeled "Remember Pearl Harbor". The boxer on the right represents "You & I", according to a sign behind him. He is Caucasian with dark curly hair. His gloves are labeled, "All-Out Production" and "No Waste" and he punches the Japanese fighter.
Date: unknown
Creator: Alexander.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Help RCA, help USA : you and I : beat the promise.

In the foreground are two clasped hands, one representing Uncle Sam with a blue and gold-starred jacket sleeve; in the background is a factory with smokestacks. A U.S. flag stripe design connects the two images.
Date: 1942
Creator: RCA Manufacturing Company, inc.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Save freedom of worship : each according to the dictates of his own conscience : buy war bonds.

Men and women of various races and faiths, including a woman with rosary beads, clasp hands together in prayer.
Date: 1943
Creator: Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978.
System: The UNT Digital Library

We have just begun to fight!

Black & white illustration of a soldier in a combat uniform and helmet. He has one arm raised and appears to be shouting. In his other arm he holds a rife with bayonet.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Save freedom of speech : buy war bonds.

A man stands to speak at a town meeting. A folded document is in his pocket. He wears a worn bomber jacket and a flannel shirt; sitting all around him are men in suits.
Date: 1943
Creator: Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"No nation of slaves can match a nation of free men. We're doing more because we want to than they can because they have to!" : produce for victory!

50 men dressed in work clothes stand assembled in vague lines and gaze toward the left as if at a rally. All of the men appear to have light-colored skin and clean-shaven faces. Most are wearing caps or hats.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sheldon-Claire Co.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"--and God bless daddy and all the American workers who are doing so much to protect freedom and make this a better world for us to live in." Produce for victory!

A girl looks outward toward the viewer. Her dark hair is braided and tied with pink ribbons, and she wears a plaid dress with a white ruffled collar.
Date: 1942
Creator: Sheldon-Claire Co.
System: The UNT Digital Library

All the ear-marks of a sneaky Jap! : don't discuss your job!

Black & white cartoon drawing of two men talking. One hushes the other, while pointing upward at a drawing of a human ear centered on a Japanese flag design. In the background is a large ship and a factory. Two flags fly over the factory: One with an "E" on it, and another with "RCA" on it.
Date: unknown
Creator: Alexander.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Put the squeeze on the Japanese : beat your promise.

A caucasian man representing American workers squeezes a large clamp around a caricature of Hideki Tojo. The worker wears a sleeveless undershirt labeled "Increased Production". His watch says "RCA". A caption behind his hat says "You and I". Tojo appears to be shouting, as illustrated by several (presumably) Japanese characters. He is reaching toward a bloody sword labeled: "Remember Pearl Harbor!" In the background are battleships, firing tanks, flying airplanes, and lightning bolts.
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Every rivet we drive -- every bolt we turn -- every ounce we sweat, brings victory a little closer. Breaking production records is the American way of doing things!" : produce for victory!

An older and tired looking factory worker appears determined to contribute to the war effort. He wears a brown cap with a slogan button pinned on it.
Date: 1942
Creator: Shafer, Paul.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"We, the Americans of today, know our duty to the Americans of yesterday and the Americans of tomorrow. We shall keep the fires of freedom burning." : produce for victory!

A man with stubble, brown eyes, and white hair looks out unsmiling toward the viewer. He wears a cap and stands before a hazy blue background.
Date: 1942
Creator: Aulik, Keith J.
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

"Guts -- and sweat -- that's the stuff victory is made of! We're fighting this war to win -- and every mother's son of us is doing his job -- Who said, America is soft?" : produce for victory!

A group of men of various ages, dressed in dirty work clothing, appear to be ready to work harder to aid the war effort.
Date: 1942
Creator: Sheldon-Claire Co.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"You make 'em, buddy -- we'll use 'em -- and how! We're all soldiers together. Our victories in battle come right after your victories in production." : produce for victory!

A soldier wearing a helmet and uniform looks upward toward the viewer. A gas mask hangs around his neck. He has blonde hair, blue eyes, a rough complexion, and a serious expression.
Date: 1942
Creator: Sheldon-Claire Co.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Gosh! Look at 'em fly! My Pop helps make those planes. With flyers like that and workers like my Pop -- us Americans are sure gonna win this scrap!" : produce for victory!

A young boy expresses amazement at American air power. He has a freckled face, blond hair, and wears a straw hat.
Date: 1942
Creator: Sheldon-Claire Co.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Sweat, fella -- sweat! The more we sweat, the less our boys bleed. Let's give 'em what it takes to knock out the enemy." Produce for victory!

A smiling man wipes sweat from his neck. He wears goggles on his forehead and cap on his head. Heavy machinery or parts can be seen in the background.
Date: 1942
Creator: Sheldon-Claire Co.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Victory starts here!

A hand punches a time card in a dark blue time clock hanging on a dark blue wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bates, Richard E.
System: The UNT Digital Library

This is our war-- : join the WAAC, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, United States Army.

The golden-orange background shows a faint outline of Pallas Athene's head. Superimposed on this background is a large black & white photograph of the head and shoulders of a woman in a WAAC uniform.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Now is the time! : apply at the nearest U.S. Army recruiting and induction station.

A large black & white photograph of a man's head is shown against a pink-toned background. The background is a collage of photographs showing various military occupations. A white inset at left lists various branches of service.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Can you qualify as an aviation cadet? : here are the requirements : keep 'em flying!

Chart of requirements for becoming an air cadet. At the bottom center below the chart is a black and white photograph of a group of men wearing flight suits, parachutist's helmets, goggles, and parachute packs. The background is a blue graphic design of airplanes.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"The stuff our soldiers need is comin'-- but fast! We're workin' like hell to give them everything they need to beat the livin' daylights out of those _ _ _ _!" : produce for victory!

A gray- or blond-haired man, possibly a miner, looks directly at the viewer. He wears a hardhat with a lamp on it, a brown leather jacket, and appears to have soot on his face.
Date: 1942
Creator: Sheldon-Claire Co.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"We did it then, we will do it again" : beat the promise.

This poster depicts an army of workers marching from "1919" to "1941" alluding to America's military intervention in the First World War and tracing that heritage to the Second World War. In the center is an image of a 1919 letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Acting Secretary of the Navy, to Eldridge R. Johnson, President of Victor Talking Machine Company.
Date: 1941/1942?
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Victory in the making! : the equipment you and I make serves our armed forces-- on land--on sea--and in the air!

A military airplane flies toward a submarine at sea. An explosion is seen in the water next to the submarine. At the lower edge of the poster are three small images: a tank, a battleship, and an airplane.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
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