Resource Type

Keep 'em rolling! [PT boats]

Black & white photographs superimposed on a U.S. flag design. In the blue area of the flag is a photograph of a group of men wearing welding helmets and carrying lanterns on long cords over their shoulders. In the striped area of the flag are photographs of PT boats.
Date: 1941
Creator: Lionni, Leo, 1910-1999.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Keep 'em rolling! [tanks]

Black & white photographs superimposed on a U.S. flag design. In the blue area of the flag is a photograph of a welder at work. In the striped area of the flag are photographs of a military tank with a soldier aiming a gun from the top of the tank.
Date: 1941
Creator: Lionni, Leo, 1910-1999.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Keep 'em rolling! [planes]

Black & white photographs superimposed on a U.S. flag design. In the blue area of the flag is a photograph of a mechanic working on an airplane propeller. In the striped area of the flag are photographs of U.S. Army airplanes flying.
Date: 1941
Creator: Lionni, Leo, 1910-1999.
System: The UNT Digital Library

She's a swell plane-- give us more! : more production.

Poster in black & white and red tones. A military pilot in a flight uniform smiles as he removes his goggles and points backward.
Date: 1942
Creator: Riggs, Robert, 1896-1970
System: The UNT Digital Library

U.S. Army : guardian of the colors.

Color image of four soldiers in army uniforms and helmets. Two in center hold flags (one U.S. flag and one with eagle crest). Two outside soldiers hold rifles.
Date: 1940
Creator: Woodburn, Tom B.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Soldiers' life : make the regular Army your career.

Color image of a soldier in an early World War II U.S. Army uniform and helmet, carrying a rifle. The soldier smiles as he walks. The background of the poster is blue.
Date: 1941
Creator: Woodburn, Tom B.
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Keep 'em flying" is our battle cry! : first class fighting men needed.

Recruiting poster for aviation cadets and soldiers. Graphic image shows three U.S. Army airplanes flying through the sky as the U.S. flag waves in the background.
Date: 1942
Creator: Smith, Dan V. & Downe, Albro F.
System: The UNT Digital Library

This man is your friend : Canadian : he fights for freedom.

Photograph of a smiling Canadian soldier in uniform and wearing a tam o'shanter.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Facts and Figures.
System: The UNT Digital Library

This man is your friend : Ethiopian : he fights for freedom.

Photograph of an Ethiopian soldier in uniform and cap, playing a bugle.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Facts and Figures.
System: The UNT Digital Library

This man is your friend : Australian : he fights for freedom.

Photograph of a smiling Australian soldier in uniform and wearing a slouch hat.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Facts and Figures.
System: The UNT Digital Library

This man is your friend : Chinese : he fights for freedom.

Photograph of a smiling Chinese soldier in uniform with cap.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Facts and Figures.
System: The UNT Digital Library

This man is your friend : Dutch sailor : he fights for freedom.

Photograph of a Dutch sailor in uniform and cap.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Facts and Figures.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Making America strong : competitive companies co-operate to produce important instruments for military aircraft.

Black & white poster features comic-book style drawings of an industrial worker, managers, and buildings, and a large outline map of the U.S. containing additional text.
Date: 1942?
Creator: National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

China fights on.

A Chinese man in military uniform and cap looks toward the sky. Several tiny planes circle him. The planes and his cap bear the 12-pointed sun symbol of the Chinese forces. Near the right edge of the poster are four Chinese characters in red. The characters roughly translate as "Unite Against the Enemy and Rebuild Our Nation."
Date: [1941..1946]
Creator: Gaydos.
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

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

Use it up--wear it out--make it do! : our labor and our goods are fighting.

A man and a woman are outside on the lawn. The man bends over to oil a lawnmower while the woman, kneeling, hand-sews a patch on the back of the pants he wears. A basket full of sewing supplies is on the grass next to the woman. The man wears a red shirt, blue pants, and saddle shoes. The woman wears a bright yellow dress and brown high-heeled shoes.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Care is costly: buy and hold war bonds.

Small color poster of a wounded soldier sitting on the ground. He has bandages on his hand and leg and his camouflage helmet lies on the ground next to him.
Date: 1945
Creator: Treidler, Adolph, 1886-1981
System: The UNT Digital Library

United we stand.

Banner with U.S. Seal at each end, within red squares. The central portion of the banner is white with the text "United We Stand" in red.
Date: 1941
Creator: United States. Office for Emergency Management. Division of Information.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bonds or bondage : everybody--every pay day 10%.

Image of a man in cap and overalls, with outstretched arms and legs. In one hand he holds a U.S. flag; his other hand and leg are chained to a swastika-inscribed ball. One side of his face smiles; the other side is weary. The poster background is also split in two halves: On the left is a landscape of farm lands, industrial smoke stacks, and skyscrapers; on the right is a dark barren landscape.
Date: 1941/1942?
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wood joins the colors! : the Army & Navy need millions of board feet for barracks.

A soldier in uniform and helmet stands guard as wooden boards are lifted to a construction site where men are building barracks. Already-constructed barracks are seen in the background.
Date: 1943
Creator: Starr, Maxwell B.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Take care! : idle hands work for Hitler.

Color poster featuring a black & white photograph. An adult male stands on the left side of the poster facing the viewer. He is wearing a cap, his left arm is in a sling, and he wears a large button or badge above his right chest pocket.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. War Production Board.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Soil conservation is vital to you.

On the right is an aerial photo of farmland. Below the photo are three pamphlets about soil conservation, with a box reading "Many government pamphlets are available on request." On the left is the title and above the title a blank box with small letters reading, "Use this space to list your available reading material."
Date: 1941
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Don't let that shadow touch them: buy war bonds.

Three children with toys and a flag, on a lawn scattered with small white flowers, are surrounded by the shadow of a swastika. One boy holds a toy military airplane. Another boy wears a paper hat and holds a flag on a makeshift pole. The girl is seated and holds a doll.
Date: 1942
Creator: Smith, Lawrence Beall, 1909-
System: The UNT Digital Library