Resource Type

You are needed now : join the Army Nurse Corps : apply at your Red Cross recruiting station.

Picture of a smiling woman in a military uniform. Her jacket and cap are army green, and her shirt and tie are khaki-colored.
Date: June 1943
Creator: Green, Ruzzie
System: The UNT Digital Library

Land with the U.S. Marines : apply, or write, to nearest recruiting station.

A group of Marines in a raft on a body of water are rowing toward a shore line. Two airplanes fly overhead and a ship is seen in the far distance.
Date: 1942
Creator: Guinness, Vic.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Keep 'em rolling, pal. On the production line, we're fighters, too. We'll give 'em a beating they'll never forget." Produce for victory!

A working man smiles at the viewer. He has goggles on his forehead and is wearing a torn sweatshirt.
Date: 1942
Creator: Hagel, Otto, 1909-1973.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"I'm an Ellis Island American. I left the old country to be free--and nobody is going to take that freedom away. That's why I'm fighting on the production line--to help destroy the enemies of freedom. Let's keep 'em rolling" : produce for victory!

The picture depicts a middle-aged man with dark hair, graying sideburns, wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a work apron.
Date: 1942
Creator: Hagel, Otto, 1909-1973.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Your metal saves our convoys : keep it coming!

In the foreground, a man stands on a platform on a ship, shouting through a megaphone at several other men on deck who are loading and firing a large cannon-like weapon toward the sea. Other ships can be seen in the background.
Date: 1943
Creator: Helck, Peter, 1893-1988.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Americans all, let's fight for victory : Americanos todos, luchamos por la victoria.

Illustration of two hands holding hats. One holds a Mexican "sombrero" and the other holds an "Uncle Sam"-style top hat.
Date: 1943
Creator: Helguera, Leon
System: The UNT Digital Library

I'm counting on you! : don't discuss: troop movements, ship sailings--war equipment.

Color poster with blue background. Uncle Sam holds his index finger to his lips, indicating silence.
Date: 1943
Creator: Helguera, Leon
System: The UNT Digital Library

An open letter to the unconquerable Poles.

A poem praising the Poles for defying the Nazis in World War II. The text of the poem is framed by a painting depicting a man and woman surrounded by rubble and looking toward the sky. A tattered Polish flag lies among the ruins. In the distance, a burst of sunlight breaks through dark clouds.
Date: unknown
Creator: Henry, Everett. & Auslander, Joseph, 1897-1965
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

Because somebody talked!

Color poster shows a sad cocker spaniel with its head resting on sailor's collar on back of a blue chair. On the wall behind the chair hangs a "Gold Star" service flag with a red border, white center and yellow star in the middle. A gold star on a service flag signifies a family member who has died in war.
Date: 1944
Creator: Heyman, Wesley
System: The UNT Digital Library

Because somebody talked!

Color poster shows a sad cocker spaniel with its head resting on sailor's collar on back of a blue chair. On the wall behind the chair hangs a "Gold Star" service flag with a red border, white center, and yellow star in the middle. A gold star on a service flag signifies a family member who has died in war.
Date: 1944
Creator: Heyman, Wesley
System: The UNT Digital Library

Be with him at every mail call : V-mail is private, reliable, patriotic.

Poster shows a a smiling young woman in a pink blouse, sitting at a table or desk, writing a letter. Her image is superimposed on a monochromatic background picture of soldiers in the field receiving mail.
Date: 1945
Creator: Hiller, Lejaren A., 1880-1969
System: The UNT Digital Library

Symbol of life ... : U.S. Army Nurse Corps.

Poster of a photo of a man in bed wearing gray pajamas with a mandarin collar and white frog closures, a maroon corduroy robe and dogtags. He has his right hand raised slightly and is in conversation with a nurse who happily listens to him. She wears a gray and white striped seersucker uniform with a matching nursing cap.
Date: 1945
Creator: Hiller, Lejaren A., 1880-1969
System: The UNT Digital Library

Till we meet again : buy war bonds.

A smiling soldier in a khaki uniform and cap waves from a porthole.
Date: 1942
Creator: Hirsch, Joseph, 1910-1981
System: The UNT Digital Library

Till we meet again: buy war bonds.

A smiling soldier in a khaki uniform and cap waves from a porthole.
Date: 1942
Creator: Hirsch, Joseph, 1910-1981
System: The UNT Digital Library

American Junior Red Cross.

A color illustration of a neatly dressed young man and woman. The young man holds a raised Red Cross flag in one hand; his other hand is raised and index finger extended. The young woman wears a yellow dress and carries a Red Cross box, a wooden board-game box, and a child's dress in her arms. A town is seen in the background.
Date: 1943
Creator: Humphrey, Walter Beach, 1892-1966.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Enemy ears are listening.

The poster depicts Benito Mussolini, Hideki Tojo, and Adolf Hitler. Only one hand and the head of each man is shown. Each has his hand cupped around one ear. On Tojo's hand is a pinky ring and the artist's signature "Iligan" is written on his wrist, with a small inverted black triangle symbol below it.
Date: 1942
Creator: Iligan, Ralph, 1893-1960
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 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

Industry -- the arsenal of democracy : defense in the field begins in the factory.

Small color poster with black & white inset image. The main image is a city skyline full of factories with numerous smokestacks. Out of the smoke in the sky appears a soldier in a combat uniform. Behind him is a field artillery scene. At the lower left corner of the poster is the inset image, an illustration of a man working at a smelter. Beneath this picture is a caption: "..it all depends on me!"
Date: 1942?
Creator: Iligan, Ralph, 1893-1960
System: The UNT Digital Library

Industry -- the arsenal of democracy : defense of our liberty begins in the factory.

Small color poster with black & white inset image. In the foreground is a shipyard and an airport. In the background is a city skyline of factories with smokestacks. Out of the smoke and clouds and into the sky appears the Statue of Liberty. Her torch lights the sky overhead. In the bottom left corner is the inset image, a black & white illustration of a manager and worker shaking hands in the manager's office. Beneath this picture is the caption: "..it all depends on you and me!"
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

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

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