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Get a load of this-- : the Army needs lumber for crates and boxes.

Color poster of three soldiers loading crates with a lifting device consisting of ropes attached to a metal hook. Two soldiers are shirtless; all are wearing helmets. In the background, bombs explode in the water near a boat loaded with wooden crates.

Date: 1943

Creator: Karl, J.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The Army is counting on you for more metal.

A group of weary soldiers covered in dirt. Profuse sweat can be seen on the face of the soldier in front.

Date: 1943

Creator: Keppler, Victor

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Buy war bonds: Third War Loan.

Color poster of a young boy with tears streaming from his eyes. He has a freckled face and wears a white short-sleeved shirt. Around his neck hangs a Medal of Honor (gold star on a blue ribbon). In his hand he holds a khaki soldier's cap.

Date: 1943

Creator: Keppler, Victor

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Don't get hurt : it may cost his life.

Color poster shows a man with his arm in a cast and a sling. He wears overalls and a work shirt. At the bottom of the poster is an image of a fallen soldier lying in the sand. U.S. Army Safety Program seal appears at lower right corner of picture.

Date: 1943

Creator: Keppler, Victor

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

They look to us for supplies.

A group of soldiers with faces covered in dirt. Profuse sweat can be seen on the face of the soldier in front.

Date: 1943

Creator: Keppler, Victor.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wanted! : for murder : her careless talk costs lives.

Black & white photograph of a well-groomed woman with dark hair and a subtle smile on her face.

Date: 1944

Creator: Keppler, Victor.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The avenger's shadow : more metal for U.S. planes, tanks, guns.

Black and white drawing. A caricatured Japanese soldier holding a smoking gun stands over a fallen man labeled "U.S. pilot". In the distance is a pagoda. At right is a large shadow of a man's head and and shoulders, which appears to be descending over the Japanese soldier. He wears a miner's helmet and the words "more metal for U.S. planes, tanks, guns" appear on his shadow.

Date: 1943

Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hit 'em with Copper, Zinc, Lead

Black and white cartoon of Uncle Sam and a miner. Miner: "Gosh, I would like to take a crack at those Japs!" Uncle Sam: "You're doin' it every day - with every ton of ore you mine to make tanks, planes and guns"

Date: 1942

Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Make his nightmare come true!

Charcoal caricature drawing of a sleeping Hideki Tojo, apparently having a nightmare. In his thoughts, an airplane, a missle, and a tank are coming toward him, and a miner stares down at him, saying, "Now we're gonna mine and smelt still more metal for tanks an' ships an' guns".

Date: 1943

Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A menace we must beat! "We need your metal to help fight the U-boat!"

Black and white drawing. In the distance, a boat or ship is sinking, with smoke rising from it. In the foreground is a periscope rising from the water. A Nazi symbol can be seen under the surface of the water below it. Nearby, an apparently wounded man floats on a piece of debris on the water. At the upper right is a portrait of Admiral Nimitz and the quoted caption.

Date: 1943

Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

More copper-zinc-lead-- quick!

A soldier holding a rifle talks to a miner holding a drilling tool. The soldier is gesturing behind him toward the ruins of a town, saying, "Give us metal so it won't happen here".

Date: unknown

Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tomorrow may be too late!

Black and white cartoon of Hideki Tojo and an American miner. Each has a caption in a bubble above his head. Tojo is trying to influence the miner to slack off on his work but the miner is not influenced.

Date: 1942

Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

"United we stand--" : two fox-holes defending America.

Poster consists of two drawings divided by text caption. The first drawing is of a soldier in a fox-hole, aiming a large gun to the right of the viewer. The second drawing is of a miner in a shaft, aiming mining equipment away from the viewer.

Date: 1942

Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Unlock the door-- quick!

Black and white cartoon of a soldier and a miner standing in front of a wooden door with an oversized padlock on it. The padlock represents a shortage of metal for military equipment which is locked behind the doors. The miner holds a large key labeled "More Ore". The soldier tells him that only he can unlock the doors.

Date: 1942

Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

We're free to choose-- : this today, or this tomorrow.

Black & white cartoon drawing with two frames. The top frame shows a radio announcer in the foreground and four miners in helmets in the background. The radio announcer mentions the importance and responsibility of miners to preserve liberty. The bottom frame shows Hitler holding a whip and threatening three weary miners who are forced to work long hours.

Date: 1943

Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Your ore packs a punch!

Two miners listen to the radio. One miner rests his helmet on top of the radio. He rejoices as the radio announces a successful attack by U.S. tanks against the Nazi forces.

Date: 1943

Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

This is the enemy.

Stylized caricature of a scowling German soldier. There is a swastika on his cap. He wears a monocle in one eye; in the monocle is a reflection of a person hanging on a gallows.

Date: 1943~

Creator: Koehler, Karl. & Ancona, Victor.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

United we are strong : united we will win.

Artillery gun barrels decorated with the flags of the Allies, all firing in unison.

Date: 1943

Creator: Koerner, Henry.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Keep 'em rolling! [guns]

Black & white photographs superimposed on a large U.S. flag design. In the blue area of the flag is a photograph of a man in a shirt and tie, who appears to be working on or using a gun sight. In the red striped areas of the flag are photographs of a group of soldiers operating a large artillery gun.

Date: 1941

Creator: Lionni, Leo, 1910-1999.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Art education in "schools at war" : school art sells bonds -- builds victory.

The poster is a collage of several black and white images that surround a central image. The central image around which all of these vignettes are arranged depicts an heraldic shield that has five red stars on a black stripe. The image below this shield is of the Concord Minute Man statue.

Date: 1943

Creator: Longyear, William Levwyn, 1899-

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

French Resistance helps throttle the Boche.

Black & white photograph of of a soldier in a helmet being choked by two hands. The soldier's face is tinted green; the hands are not. The poster background is in shades of blue, white, and red. A red flame design shoots up along the right side of the photo, and a white flame design is superimposed on the hands.

Date: 1944

Creator: Louvat, R.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department