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Join the air service. Give 'er the gun

Join the air service. Give 'er the gun

Airmen stand in front of U.S. military planes. Dirigibles fly overhead. Caption below image reads, "Learn, earn." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Remember! The flag of liberty -- support it! Buy U.S. government bonds, 3rd Liberty Loan

Remember! The flag of liberty -- support it! Buy U.S. government bonds...

Image depicts U.S. immigrants standing before American flag. Cruise ship sits in background. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

10,000,000 members by Christmas. On Christmas Eve a candle in every window and Red Cross members in every home

10,000,000 members by Christmas. On Christmas Eve a candle in every wi...

Image of Christmas candle on a windowsill. Red Cross icon is shown behind windowpane. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Rationing means a fair share for us all

Rationing means a fair share for us all

Two pictures illustrate the outcome of a trip to the butcher with and without rationing. The top picture, captioned "without rationing," shows a woman leaving with several wrapped packages while a second woman ... More

Save the products of the land. Eat more fish -- they feed themselves

Save the products of the land. Eat more fish -- they feed themselves

Image of swimming fish, a preferred wartime food staple. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Pitch in and help! Join the Women's Land Army of the U.S. Crop Corps

Pitch in and help! Join the Women's Land Army of the U.S. Crop Corps

Women doing various farming jobs: driving a tractor, milking a cow, feeding chickens, gardening, etc. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

"OUT OF THE FRYING PAN - INTO THE FIRING LINE!!"

"OUT OF THE FRYING PAN - INTO THE FIRING LINE!!"

Conserving waste fats for bullets - with caption. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

Rationing means a fair share for all of us

Rationing means a fair share for all of us

Two pictures illustrate the outcome of a trip to the grocer with and without rationing. The top picture, captioned "without rationing," shows a woman leaving with a case of canned goods and while an apologetic ... More

Join the army air service. Be an American eagle!

Join the army air service. Be an American eagle!

Image of American eagle fighting a large black German eagle, juxtaposed with a fleet of U.S. fighter planes. Caption below title reads, "Consult your local draft board. Read the illustrated booklet at any recru... More

"HE'S WILLING, HE'S CAPABLE, AND WE NEED HIM - USE HIM!!"

"HE'S WILLING, HE'S CAPABLE, AND WE NEED HIM - USE HIM!!"

War agencies urge the use of Negro workers - with caption. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

Save waste fats for explosives. Take them to your meat dealer

Save waste fats for explosives. Take them to your meat dealer

Fat being poured from a frying pan into an explosion with bombs coming out of it. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Case History No. 7: How Local Joint Program Information Committees Are Getting Results....For the Official Use of Local Joint Program Information Committees.  Prepared By the War Manpower Commission and War Production Board in Collaboration with War and Nav
Don't be a dope! Handle equipment right! The sheik thinks it terribly strange these American Rangers don't range - but what's out of kilter is sand in the filter. Joe Dope ought to clean for a change! / / Cpt. Will Eisner, Ordnance.

Don't be a dope! Handle equipment right! The sheik thinks it terribly ...

Poster shows a man in keffiyeh and robe riding on a camel in the desert as Joe Dope studies a vehicle repair handbook next to his broken-down armored vehicle.

Serve those who served. Nurses are needed in Veterans Administration hospitals

Serve those who served. Nurses are needed in Veterans Administration h...

Man in wheelchair in front of soldiers fighting and nurse at bedside. Caption below the image reads "Write to Medical Director, Veterans Administration, Washington 25 D.C. or U.S. Civil Service Commission, Wash... More

Give 'em both barrels - Art Deco public domain image

Give 'em both barrels - Art Deco public domain image

Poster of two men in profile; a soldier in uniform firing a gun and a worker with a rivet gun. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

[Charge by Japanese light infantry toward a group of unidentifiable soldiers.]

[Charge by Japanese light infantry toward a group of unidentifiable so...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire, during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

We have just begun to fight!

We have just begun to fight!

Soldier carrying gun with bayonet, facing left with one arm in the air. Caption below the bayonet on the right side of the poster reads "Pearl Harbor, Bataan, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Bismarc... More

Help him to help U.S.! Help the horse to save the soldier

Help him to help U.S.! Help the horse to save the soldier

Image of Uncle Sam leading a horse. Red Star icon above image. Caption below title reads, "American Red Star Animal Relief. National headquarters, Albany, N.Y." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Photograph of World War II Film Festival

Photograph of World War II Film Festival

This is a photograph of an exhibit of World War II posters in the NARS theatre lobby. Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel

IS IT WORKING? Here's what Government officials and others think of OWI operations...
Strong in the strength of the Lord. We who fight in the people's cause will never stop until that cause is won

Strong in the strength of the Lord. We who fight in the people's cause...

Three muscular arms, one holding a gun, the others holding tools reach upward together. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

A careless word.. a needless sinking

A careless word.. a needless sinking

Image shows lifeboat full of sailors looking back at burning, sinking ship. Poster distributed by the United States Office of War Information to hotels, schools, war plants, libraries, terminals, recreational h... More

This is the enemy - This is the enemy of war poster

This is the enemy - This is the enemy of war poster

Bible stabbed with dagger by arm with swastika on sleeve. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Good bye, dad, I'm off to fight for Old Glory, you buy U.S. Gov't bonds. Third Liberty Loan

Good bye, dad, I'm off to fight for Old Glory, you buy U.S. Gov't bond...

Image of soldier holding gun, shaking his father's hand before going off to fight in the war. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

"A SECOND EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION!!"

"A SECOND EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION!!"

The signing of the Atlantic Charter - with caption. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

"COME ON SAILOR, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME!!"

"COME ON SAILOR, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME!!"

Recruitment of blacks in the coast guard - with caption. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

Fire away! Buy extra bonds - Art Deco public domain image

Fire away! Buy extra bonds - Art Deco public domain image

Two men on navy warship, one using a spotlight, the other looking through binoculars. In the upper left hand corner are the words "In memory U.S.S. 'Dorado." In lower left hand corner is a logo with the words "... More