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American War Posters
338
Newsmap
214
OWI poster
46
War Savings Staff [poster] (United States. War Savings Staff)
29
War Finance Division [poster] (United States. War Finance Division)
19
Produce for victory
15
Beat the promise
12
U.S. Army official poster.
11
British War Posters
10
Four freedoms
10
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Your war bonds are a stake in the future.
Painting of an engraved stone plaque affixed to an outer red brick wall of a building. The plaque has an eagle/shield at the top and the text engraved below it. A U.S. flag wrapped around its pole leans toward the plaque in the foreground.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Saalburg, Allen Russell, 1899-1987.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
He's a fighting fool, give him the best you've got : more production.
Color poster in blue and black shades. Image of a soldier using a large artillery gun which is pointed upward. Three planes are seen flying in the distance behind the soldier.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Ludekens, Fred, 1900-1982.
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
The United Nations: An Organization for Peace and World Progress.
Chart showing the structure of the United Nations organization, surrounded by depictions and explanations of what the organization does.
Date:
1945
Creator:
United States. Dept. of State.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
I'll carry mine too! : trucks and tires must last till victory.
Large poster created from photographs. In the foreground is a color image of a woman carrying groceries and parcels in her arms. She wears a green suit and hat, and a yellow blouse. In the background is a black & white image of soldiers marching with guns and backpacks.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Sarra, Valentino, 1903-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Save waste fats.
4 black, white, and gray cartoons. Each has a caption: Fat in frying pan: "Save waste fat and greases"; pouring waste fat through strainer: "Strain into clean can"; Can of fat in storage area: "keep in cool dark place"; woman handing can to butcher: "sell it to your meat dealer."
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. War Production Board. Bureau of Industrial Conservation.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Let 'em have it: buy extra bonds.
Color image of a soldier preparing to throw a hand grenade. He wears a helmet and his sleeves are rolled up. Smoke and barbed wire can be seen in the background. On the left side of the poster is a red, white, and blue shield logo which reads: "We bought extra war bonds, 4th War Loan".
Date:
1943
Creator:
Perlin, Bernard, 1918-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Protect his future: buy and keep war bonds.
Color poster shows a young, smiling boy being lifted in the air holding on to a man's hands. The boy has blond hair and is wearing red overalls and a white t-shirt.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Nichols, Ruth Alexander
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fire away! : buy extra bonds.
Color poster of two sailors on a Navy ship at sea. One sailor is using a search light and the other is looking through binoculars. The sailors wear blue jackets and knitted "watch caps". A U.S. flag can be seen on the ship deck below.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Schreiber, Georges, 1904-1977
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Let 'em have it: buy extra bonds.
Color image of a soldier preparing to throw a hand grenade. He wears a helmet and his sleeves are rolled up. Smoke and barbed wire can be seen in the background. On the left side of the poster is a red, white, and blue shield logo which reads: "We bought extra war bonds, 4th War Loan".
Date:
1943
Creator:
Perlin, Bernard, 1918-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
O'er the ramparts we watch : United States Army Air Forces.
A young man with dark hair stands in the clouds, holding a large rocket-shaped bomb. He wears a brown leather bomber jacket and a silver I.D. bracelet. Small images of military airplanes fly in the clouds below him.
Date:
1945
Creator:
Schlaikjer, Jes Wilhelm, 1897-1982
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An overcharge is the same as a pay cut : report overcharges to the OPA.
A coin with a pie-portion of its value removed, lies in an open hand.
Date:
1945
Creator:
Robbins.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Night raider : use your net.
A small black & white poster which features a cartoon-like illustration of a mosquito flying in front of the moon at night.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Nolan, Jack.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An open letter to the unconquerable Greeks.
A poem by Joseph Auslander praises the Greeks for defying the enemies in World War II. The text of the poem is framed by an illustration depicting a group of Greek people, some in tattered clothing, some injured or dying, among ancient ruins. Behind them, on the right, is the Parthenon.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Riggs, Robert, 1896-1970 & Auslander, Joseph, 1897-1965
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A real partnership : He says, “Dear Dad--you’re getting the metal out. I’m dishing it out. We’re quite a team!”
Black and white drawing of a man and woman sitting in chairs at home. The man holds a pipe and reads a letter, and the woman is knitting. A cat sits at her feet, gazing at the man. A miner's helmet hangs on the wall behind the man's chair. In the upper left is a drawing of a soldier in the field, writing a letter.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States. Army.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Keep that lumber coming!"
Soldiers carry a beam of wood down to a river where a bridge is being built. The soldier on the right side of the picture is looking back and shouting toward the viewer. In the background is tropical scenery, an explosion, and artillery.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Winslow, Earle, 1884-1969.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Make his nightmare come true!
Charcoal caricature drawing of a sleeping Hideki Tojo, apparently having a nightmare. In his thoughts, an airplane, a missle, and a tank are coming toward him, and a miner stares down at him, saying, "Now we're gonna mine and smelt still more metal for tanks an' ships an' guns".
Date:
1943
Creator:
Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A menace we must beat! "We need your metal to help fight the U-boat!"
Black and white drawing. In the distance, a boat or ship is sinking, with smoke rising from it. In the foreground is a periscope rising from the water. A Nazi symbol can be seen under the surface of the water below it. Nearby, an apparently wounded man floats on a piece of debris on the water. At the upper right is a portrait of Admiral Nimitz and the quoted caption.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
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
Industry -- the arsenal of democracy.
Small poster with large color image and small black & white inset image. The large color picture shows an urban skyline with smokestacks and a large amount of smoke in the air above. Out of this smoke appears a large image of a soldier playing a bugle and the U.S. flag flying behind him. The small inset is a black & white illustration of a crowd of people walking. Leading the crowd are two men in suits and a woman in a dress.
Date:
1942?
Creator:
Iligan, Ralph, 1893-1960
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Industry -- the arsenal of democracy : defense on the sea begins on the shore.
Small color poster with black & white inset image. In the foreground is a shipyard and docking area. In the background is a city skyline with several smokestacks emitting smoke. Out of the smoke appears a sailor steering at a ship's wheel. Behind him can be seen large ships. Airplanes fly in the sky above the sailor. In the lower left corner inset illustration, two workers work on a ship's propeller. Beneath this picture is a caption: "..it all depends on me!"
Date:
1942?
Creator:
Iligan, Ralph, 1893-1960
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wanted -- fighting dollars : make every pay-day, bond-day: United States defense bonds, stamps.
A smiling factory worker holds up a U.S. bond bill. Below the main picture is an inset image of the Concord Minute Man statue.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Wilkinsons.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Industry -- the arsenal of democracy : defense in the air begins on the ground.
Small color poster has a large color image with a small black & white inset image. The large main image is of an airport in the foreground and a city skyline in the background with smokestacks. Several military airplanes fly through the smoke-filled sky above. Out of the smoke appears a pilot in a flight suit, holding a large U.S. flag. Inset in the lower left corner is a black & white illustration of a man doing mechanical work. Below this image is the caption: "..it all depends on me!"
Date:
1942?
Creator:
Iligan, Ralph, 1893-1960
System:
The UNT Digital Library
You and I put the squeeze on the Japanese! : beat the promise.
Graphic color image against a red background. Two miniature workers labeled "You" and "I" squeeze a caricatured Japanese officer in a large mechanical press.
Date:
1941/1942?
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library