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

"--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

"--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

Plant a victory garden : our food is fighting : a garden will make your rations go further.

Illustration of three people in a vegetable garden. The man and woman are working with garden tools. In the foreground is a young boy looking into a basket of vegetables. He wears a military hat.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Rationing means a fair share for all of us.

Cartoon scenes at a butcher shop with and without rationing. In the "without rationing" scene, an older woman leaves the butcher shop with many packages, while a second woman buys only one meat chop. In the "with rationing" scene, each woman leaves the shop with ration book in hand, smiling and carrying the same amount of meat.
Date: 1943
Creator: Roese, Herbert.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ready for anything --thanks to you!

Color illustration of soldiers wading from a ship or boat through water and storming a beach. Behind them is a tank about to exit a ship. More ships, a small boat, and explosions can be seen on the water in the background.
Date: 1943
Creator: Sewell, Amos, 1901-
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Something money can't buy-- : your campaign ribbons.

A man and woman stand in front of a wall poster showing military service ribbons. They each wear civilian service ribbons. A color inset in the foreground shows each civilian service award ribbon in detail.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Stamp out black markets --with your ration stamps : pay no more than legal prices.

A giant thumb presses down on a ration stamp squashing a man. The man is depicted in green and is scowling.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Starve the Squander Bug : buy more war bonds.

Long, narrow poster formed as a banner. At each end of the banner is a red area with green circle, in front of which is an image of the "Squander Bug" eating money. Text in black and green on gray center section.
Date: 1943
Creator: Seuss, Dr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The state of this nation is good ....

Quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt. The poster is a solid dark blue color with the quote in white script lettering under an image of a flying bald eagle clenching an olive branch and arrows on a shield with U.S. flag motif.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ten years ago : the Nazis burned these books --but free Americans can still read them.

Poster in red and black tones. In the center is a black & white photograph showing a crowd of people standing next to a bonfire and giving the Nazi salute.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information.
System: The UNT Digital Library

They look to us for supplies.

A group of soldiers with faces 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

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

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

This is the enemy.

An arm with a swastika on its sleeve stabs a sword through a book labeled "Holy Bible".
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information.
System: The UNT Digital Library

This is the enemy.

Stylized caricature of a scowling German soldier. There is a swastika on his cap. He wears a monocle in one eye; in the monocle is a reflection of a person hanging on a gallows.
Date: 1943~
Creator: Koehler, Karl. & Ancona, Victor.
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