Resource Type

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

The five Sullivan brothers, "missing in action" off the Solomons : they did their part.

Black & white photograph of the five Sullivan brothers in U.S. Navy uniforms, standing behind a bulkhead door, with blue service stars above each head. Red border. From left to right: Joseph Eugene Sullivan, Francis Henry Sullivan, Albert Leo Sullivan, Madison Abel Sullivan, and George Thomas Sullivan.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Food is a weapon : don't waste it! : buy wisely -- cook carefully -- eat it all : follow the National Wartime Nutrition Program.

Color image of a dinner plate on a table with fork and knife resting on it. The plate is empty except for a few chicken bones on it. A crumpled napkin lies to the left of the plate and an empty glass to the right. The poster background is in shades of green.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Food is a weapon : don't waste it! : buy wisely -- cook carefully -- eat it all : follow the National Wartime Nutrition Program.

Color image of a dinner plate on a table with fork and knife resting on it. The plate is empty except for a few chicken bones on it. A crumpled napkin lies to the left of the plate and an empty glass to the right. The poster background is in shades of green.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.
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

For peace and security: buy bonds.

The Three Wise Men (Three Kings of the Orient) in colorful garments ride camels toward the Christmas Star.
Date: 1945
Creator: Ball, Linn
System: The UNT Digital Library

For their future-- : buy war bonds.

Painting of a blonde woman in a blue shirt and red and white striped skirt, holding a blonde baby. There is a blue sky behind them with some clouds. They are both looking down at a black toy lamb, with a flower wreath around its head. The poster is bordered by a painted picture frame. "BUY WAR BONDS" is in what would be a metal plate fastened to the "frame"
Date: 1943
Creator: Munsell
System: The UNT Digital Library

For work, for play, 3 "squares" a day : eat the Basic 7 way.

A series of silhouette images against blue, red, and yellow backgrounds: man using industrial machine, woman washing, boy hoeing; man with fishing pole, woman with tennis racket, boy with baseball bat; man seated eating at table, woman standing and handing steaming dish to boy seated at table.
Date: 1944
Creator: Jung, Ted.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The four freedoms : message to the 77th Congress -- January 6, 1941.

The Four Freedoms, printed in red and black, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's signature at the bottom. Beneath this is a border of red with white stars.
Date: 1941
Creator: United States. Federal Security Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library

French Resistance helps throttle the Boche.

Black & white photograph of of a soldier in a helmet being choked by two hands. The soldier's face is tinted green; the hands are not. The poster background is in shades of blue, white, and red. A red flame design shoots up along the right side of the photo, and a white flame design is superimposed on the hands.
Date: 1944
Creator: Louvat, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Freshmen! Sophomores! : now you can stay in college and become a naval officer.

Black and white drawing of a naval officer in uniform wearing an officer's cap, looking toward the sky and holding binoculars. In the background, planes are flying, some in formation, and men are firing large artillery guns.
Date: 1942
Creator: Barclay, McClelland.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Full speed ahead! Every moment counts. Time out helps the enemy. That's why we're drivin' hard every minute -- C'mon, fella, let's step on it." Produce for victory!

A young adult male factory worker at work looks ambitiously out at the viewer. Metal parts or machinery can be seen in the background.
Date: 1942
Creator: Sheldon-Claire Co.
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

I gave a man! : will you give at least 10% of your pay in war bonds?

A young woman (presumably a widowed mother) holds a smiling infant. A young blond girl embraces the woman while smiling at the baby. The woman has dark hair, is wearing dark clothing, and has a somber facial expression.
Date: 1942
Creator: Sarra, Valentino, 1903-
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

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

Get in the scrap.

Four images in black with gray backgrounds and captions in red. The black images are: an aerial bomb, a tank, a battleship, and an anti-aircraft gun. The gray background design incorporates outline images of various junk metal objects. Each caption describes the finished object and the amount of scrap metal required to produce it.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. War Production Board. Bureau of Industrial Conservation.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Get the Jap and get it over! : work where you're needed.

Bullet-ridden and tattered Japanese and German flags (of World-War II era) fly on a bamboo pole. Background is in shades of green.
Date: 1945
Creator: Saalburg, Allen Russell, 1899-1987.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Girl Scouts : volunteers for victory.

A black and white photo of a Girl Scout using the three-finger Scout Sign (salute), standing next to a U.S. flag. She wears a Girl Scout uniform and hat. The Girl Scout Promise appears below the picture: "On my honor I will try: To do my duty to God and my country, To help other people at all times, To obey the Girl Scout Laws." The Girl Scout trefoil design (insignia) appears as a watermark-style design under this text.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Give it your best!

Color image of the U.S. flag, with 48 stars.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office for Emergency Management. Division of Information.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Give it your best!

Large color image of the U.S. flag with 48 stars.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of War Information.
System: The UNT Digital Library

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