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World War Two Collection
609
World War Poster Collection
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World War Two Newsmaps
212
Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
58
World War One Collection
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Texas State Publications
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American War Posters
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Newsmap
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OWI poster
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War Savings Staff [poster] (United States. War Savings Staff)
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French War Posters
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War Finance Division [poster] (United States. War Finance Division)
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Produce for victory
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Beat the promise
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U.S. Army official poster.
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A national emergency is upon us : arise America before it is too late! Defend your country and your loved ones ....
Navy recruitment poster. Text is in red and blue against an off-white background. An image of the U.S. flag is centered at the top.
Date:
1941
Creator:
United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Navigation.
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
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
Take the wheel : --steer a course for future success while serving your country in the United States Navy or the U.S. Naval Reserve.
The upper half of the poster shows a painting of a large U.S. battleship, with additional ships seen in the background. In the lower half of the poster, to the left of the poster caption, is a small image of a naval officer looking through a porthole with binoculars and a sailor in a white uniform steering the ship.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Murphey, Matt.
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
I want you for the U.S. Army : enlist now.
Uncle Sam points at the viewer. Half-length portrait of Uncle Sam, pointing at the viewer as part of the United States government effort to recruit soldiers.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877-1960
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"We did it then, we will do it again" : beat the promise.
This poster depicts an army of workers marching from "1919" to "1941" alluding to America's military intervention in the First World War and tracing that heritage to the Second World War. In the center is an image of a 1919 letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Acting Secretary of the Navy, to Eldridge R. Johnson, President of Victor Talking Machine Company.
Date:
1941/1942?
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
We salute the Chinese Republic on her birthday October 10th ... : help her to fight bravely on!
Poster in red, white and blue tones. Uncle Sam shakes hands with a Chinese soldier in uniform. On the wall behind them hang the U.S. and Chinese flags, and a poster of Sun Yat-sen.
Date:
[1941..1946]
Creator:
United China Relief (U.S.)
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
"Arise Americans" : your country and your liberty are in grave danger -- protect them now by joining the-- United States Navy or the U.S. Naval Reserve.
A sailor in a white uniform uses a wrench on a large weapon or equipment. A blue border with white stars surrounds the top and sides of the picture. The bottom half of the poster is red, with white and blue text.
Date:
June 18, 1941
Creator:
Barclay, McClelland.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
America's answer! : production.
Drawing of a gloved hand holding a gray wrench, turning the "o" in the word "production" which is shaped like a bolt.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Carlu, Jean.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"--and God bless daddy and all the American workers who are doing so much to protect freedom and make this a better world for us to live in." Produce for victory!
A girl looks outward toward the viewer. Her dark hair is braided and tied with pink ribbons, and she wears a plaid dress with a white ruffled collar.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Sheldon-Claire Co.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Back 'em up with more metal.
Color poster of two army soldiers in camouflage, holding rifles, crawling on their bellies on the grass at night.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Von Schmidt, Harold, 1893-1982
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Back 'em up with more metal.
Color poster of at least seven soldiers in uniforms and helmets surrounding an anti-aircraft gun which is firing. Other guns can be seen firing in the background.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Stoops, Herbert Morton
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Become a nurse : your country needs you.
Color poster of a young woman receiving her nursing cap. A male (only the hands and sleeves are shown) is placing it on her head. He wears blue sleeves with a stars-and-stripes motif on the cuffs. The young woman wears a blue cotton uniform with a white collar, cuffs, and pocket handkerchief. The model for this poster is Weslee Wootten D'Audney.
Date:
1942
Creator:
American Nurses Association. Nursing Information Bureau.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Can you qualify as an aviation cadet? : here are the requirements : keep 'em flying!
Chart of requirements for becoming an air cadet. At the bottom center below the chart is a black and white photograph of a group of men wearing flight suits, parachutist's helmets, goggles, and parachute packs. The background is a blue graphic design of airplanes.
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Can you qualify for the Army Air Corps?
Chart of requirements for joining the Army Air Corps. Upper and lower borders are red-white-and-blue stripes with text. A "watermark"-type logo can be seen in the background of the chart, with text: "LET'S GO! U.S.A. KEEP 'EM FLYING." This 1942 edition of the poster is distinguished by one split column numbered "2" under "Aviation Cadets" and one split column numbered "3" under "Enlisted Men."
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. Army. Recruiting Service.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A careless word-- : --a needless sinking.
A ship at sea burns in the background while sailors row away in a life boat. Some are wearing life vests and some appear to be wounded.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Fischer, Anton Otto, 1882-1962
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defend American freedom: it's everybody's job.
Uncle Sam has removed his top hat and is putting on a workman's cap. His jacket is draped over his left shoulder and he is wearing striped overalls over a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up. Along the bottom of the poster is the silhouette of an industrial landscape.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Barclay, McClelland.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dish it out with the Navy! : Choose now while you can.
Two sailors in white sailor hats prepare to load ammunition into a large weapon which is being fired and is operated by other sailors in helmets. All the sailors wear blue pants and white t-shirts, except for the sailor in the foreground who is shirtless and holding a large artillery shell.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Barclay, McClelland.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Do your part to win the war: buy more war savings stamps.
Wall chart in a checkerboard pattern. Some squares depict the use of different military supplies, and other squares describe the supplies and how many stamps it takes to purchase them. The border depicts military insignia, war scenes, and military personnel. The Great Seal of the U.S. is centered in the bottom border and an image of the eagle and shield from the Great Seal is centered at the top. Superimposed over the checkerboard is an image of a hand placing a war savings stamp in a stamp booklet.
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. Dept. of the Treasury.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Don't be a bottleneck : beat the promise.
Color poster shows an illustration of a green wine bottle dressed in overalls, necktie, gloves, and shoes. He holds a wrench in his right hand. His face is depicted on the cork of the bottle. His white gloves have red stars on them.
Date:
1942
Creator:
RCA Manufacturing Company, inc.
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
He eats a ton a year : your farm can help.
Poster features a black and white photograph on a red background. A smiling soldier in uniform and helmet sits at a table eating a meal. In addition to his plates of food and bread, he has a metal cup full of milk. At the lower right area of the poster is a circular logo, "Food for freedom", with a silhouette image of a farmer with pitchfork.
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. Dept. of Agriculture. War Boards.
System:
The UNT Digital Library