Resource Type

Ours-- to fight for : freedom from want.

Color poster features a painting of people at a dinner table. An older man and woman stand at the head of the table. The woman is putting a turkey on the table. There are nine other people at the table, all smiling.
Date: 1943
Creator: Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Back your future with U.S. savings bonds.

Small color poster. A neatly-dressed family (father, mother, young boy and slightly older girl) smiles and looks upward. The boy holds a red toy plane and the girl holds a book. In the foreground, an arm wearing an "Uncle Sam" style sleeve pulls back the corner of a large U.S. flag which appears to be hanging curtain-like over the family. In the background is a desert landscape.
Date: 1946
Creator: Englert
System: The UNT Digital Library

And we talk about sacrifice: buy war bonds.

Color image of a woman weeping. Her face looks haggard, and she wears a red kerchief on her head. In the background, smoke rises from ruins.
Date: 1943
Creator: Couillard, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Deliver us from evil" : buy war bonds.

Black & white photo of the head and shoulders of a sad-looking young girl surrounded by smoke or clouds. The photo is centered on a white swastika. Text on poster is in white and blue.
Date: 1943
Creator: Nadeau, Harriet
System: The UNT Digital Library

Work on a farm-- this summer : join the U.S. Crop Corps.

Both in bib overalls, a man holds a pitchfork while a woman holds a basket overflowing with harvested vegetables against the background of a blue sky.
Date: 1943
Creator: Douglass Crockwell, Spencer, 1904-1968
System: The UNT Digital Library

Where our men are fighting, our food is fighting : buy wisely--cook carefully--store carefully--use leftovers.

In the foreground, a crate of food is dropping via parachute. In the background are parachuting men.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Your victory garden counts more than ever!

In the background is a view of a garden with a man and woman cultivating and weeding; foreground is an arrangement of various vegetables, including peas in the shell, cabbage, and carrots.
Date: 1945
Creator: Morley, Hubert.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Of course I can! : I'm patriotic as can be-- and ration points won't worry me!"

A dark-haired woman with a wide-eyed expression holds three large glass jars of vegetables in her arms. Three more jars can be seen at the lower area of the picture. The woman wears a ruffled apron.
Date: 1944
Creator: Williams, Dick.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Every child needs a good school lunch : the War Food Administration will help your community start a school lunch program.

Color poster shows a graphic image of a boy and girl playing baseball. A school house can be seen in the background. In the foreground is superimposed a black & white photograph of a boy eating at a table. He has a plate of cooked food, a glass of milk, and fruit. He wears overalls and a striped shirt.
Date: 1944
Creator: Johnson.
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

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

A message about food from the President of the United States.

A message from President Harry Truman, urging Americans to grow, preserve, and conserve food. This is an all lettered poster, white printing on blue background, with a U.S. seal appearing at the top center.
Date: 1945
Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Grow your own : be sure!

Color poster shows a group of fruits and vegetables on a table. Two red-white-and-blue ribbons in a "V" shape rise from the table.
Date: 1945
Creator: Strong, Grover.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Join us on the farm front! : be a Victory Farm Volunteer of the U.S. Crop Corps.

Black & white photo superimposed on a blue background. A smiling young teenage boy and girl stand in a farm field, holding farm tools.
Date: 1944
Creator: National Victory Farm Volunteers (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Am I proud! : I'm fighting famine-- by canning food at home.

This is a color poster with a 1/4" inch border. A dark-haired woman with a wide-eyed expression holds three large glass jars of vegetables in her arms. Three more jars can be seen at the lower area of the picture. The woman wears a ruffled apron.
Date: 1946
Creator: Williams, Dick.
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

85 million Americans hold war bonds.

A color image of a man's hand clenching war bonds, as the Statue of Liberty's hand holds its torch above, against a starry night sky. The man's hold on the bonds mimics the statue's hold on the torch.
Date: 1945
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Treasury.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The enemy is listening : he wants to know what you know : keep it to yourself.

All-lettered poster in black and red tones urging the reader not to discuss information which may affect national security.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Facts and Figures.
System: The UNT Digital Library

During this emergency, serve your country in the U.S. Naval Reserve.

Poster is in red and blue against an off-white background. A sailor is welding a large piece of metal. He wears goggles and welding gloves and a sailor's cap. Centered on the lower border of the poster is a small picture of a ship at sea.
Date: 1941
Creator: United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Navigation.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Do with less, so they'll have enough! : rationing gives you your fair share.

Color poster of a soldier smiling and holding a large metal cup. The soldier wears a helmet and an olive-colored shirt.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.
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

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

Keep the home front pledge : pay no more than ceiling prices, pay your points in full.

Color poster promoting compliance with food conservation and price control programs. A young blond woman in an apron raises her hand to take a pledge. By her shoulder is a small inset box featuring a graphic image of a hand carrying a food basket, with the slogan, "Food Fights for Freedom". Additional captions contained in this inset are "Produce and Conserve" and "Share and Play Square".
Date: 1944
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
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