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- You give him wings! : the Army needs lumber for training planes.
- A pilot in a khaki flight suit climbs into an airplane. Two planes are flying overhead in the distance.
- Be a cadet nurse : the girl with a future.
- Color poster of two women in cadet nurse uniforms (probably two views of the same woman). The woman on the left wears a military-style uniform with blue jacket and cap. The woman on the right wears a white nurse's uniform with a nurse's cap. Both women are wearing cadet nurse shoulder patches and caduceus (medical symbol) pins.
- Full speed ahead! : produce for your Navy, victory begins at home!
- Color poster of a smaller boat attacking a large ship that flies the Japanese flag. This is a night scene. The ship has spotlights on and there is an explosion near the ship. In lower right corner of the painting there is a light blue rectangle of text superimposed over the painting with the title "U.S. NAVY DISPATCH" and a quote.
- Keep your Red Cross at his side : give!
- Image of a soldier in a helmet. Green foliage is seen in the background. A large Red Cross symbol appears in the lower right area of the poster.
- Your blood can save him.
- Kneeling soldier holds rifle in left hand and clutches head with right hand. A helmet with a bullet hole lies in front of him. Large Red Cross symbol in lower right corner of poster.
- Wanted -- fighting dollars : make every pay-day, bond-day: United States defense bonds, stamps.
- A smiling factory worker holds up a U.S. bond bill. Below the main picture is an inset image of the Concord Minute Man statue.
- "You buy 'em, we'll fly 'em!": defense bonds, stamps.
- Flyer in khaki uniform and helmet with goggles sits in cockpit of plane giving "thumbs up" sign. A formation of U.S. Army planes flies overhead. In the background is a hangar with plane and personnel.
- "You buy 'em, we'll fly 'em!": defense bonds, stamps.
- Flyer in khaki uniform and helmet with goggles sits in cockpit of plane giving "thumbs up" sign. A formation of U.S. Army planes flies overhead. In the background is a hangar with plane and personnel.
- Am I proud! : I'm fighting famine-- by canning food at home.
- This is a color poster with a 1/4" inch border. A dark-haired woman with a wide-eyed expression holds three large glass jars of vegetables in her arms. Three more jars can be seen at the lower area of the picture. The woman wears a ruffled apron.
- "Of course I can! : I'm patriotic as can be-- and ration points won't worry me!"
- A dark-haired woman with a wide-eyed expression holds three large glass jars of vegetables in her arms. Three more jars can be seen at the lower area of the picture. The woman wears a ruffled apron.
- "Keep that lumber coming!"
- Soldiers carry a beam of wood down to a river where a bridge is being built. The soldier on the right side of the picture is looking back and shouting toward the viewer. In the background is tropical scenery, an explosion, and artillery.
- Defend your country : enlist now in the United States Army.
- A color poster of a frowning Uncle Sam with his jacket and top hat on the floor at his feet. He rolls up his sleeves with one hand, and with his other hand is clenched into a fist. Directly behind him is a flying bald eagle and the sun. The background design is a stars-and-stripes motif and the image is designed to appear as if it is mounted on posts.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Wings over America : Air Corps, U.S. Army.
- Color image of four U.S. Army airplanes in flight and a large bald eagle in flight among the planes. The eagle has the same star symbol of the Army Air Force on the underside of its wings as is on the airplane wings.
- 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.
- The Bugle Sounds : Enlist in the U.S. Army Now : Your Country Needs You.
- Poster in red, white, and blue tones includes an illustration of a military airplane and a photograph of men driving armored vehicles.
- Buy war savings bonds : beat the promise!
- In the sky, a giant hand wearing a work glove puts dollar bills into a giant savings bond bill which is shaped like a funnel. The base of the funnel points toward a group of military tanks on the ground. Four airplanes fly in formation over the tanks.
- Follow me! : men 18-19, these can be yours-- apply now at any U.S. Army recruiting and induction station.
- Black & white photograph on a yellow background. A soldier climbs a hill, his arm raised as if to wave a group onward. At right is an inset titled, "These can be yours". It shows the insignia and monthly base pay for each Army grade (rank).
- Girl Scouts : volunteers for victory.
- A black and white photo of a Girl Scout using the three-finger Scout Sign (salute), standing next to a U.S. flag. She wears a Girl Scout uniform and hat. The Girl Scout Promise appears below the picture: "On my honor I will try: To do my duty to God and my country, To help other people at all times, To obey the Girl Scout Laws." The Girl Scout trefoil design (insignia) appears as a watermark-style design under this text.
- Give your good books to our fighting men : the books you'd like to keep are the good ones to give.
- Poster is printed in burnt sienna color. At the lower right corner are shown the heads and shoulders of three military men in uniform. In the upper left corner are hands holding books. A stream of books falls from the hands toward the men.
- Keep 'em flying.
- Black and white poster describes the qualifications and pay for U.S. Army Air Corps positions. In a black & white photograph below the text, a large group of Flying Cadets in flight suits walks toward the viewer.
- Keep your [trap] shut! : don't give the rats any information!
- Picture of a mouse trap that has sprung and caught a scrap of newspaper, which says "Crew Claims U-Boat Knew of Ship's Sailing." In the lower right corner are three small caricatures of Hideki Tojo, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini, who are referred to as "the rats."
- Learn to recognize these vehicles : heavy tanks and self-propelled artillery.
- Black & white chart with orange side bar. The chart features black & white drawings of front and profile views of heavy tanks and self-propelled artillery. Included are American, Russian, German, Japanese, and English tanks.
- Let's fly this flag by New Year's: everybody at least 10% in war bonds.
- A blue flag flies on a gold pole. The flag has a white silhouette of the Concorde Minute Man, twelve white stars circling him, and a white "T" in the lower right corner. A red, white, and blue target is to the bottom left of the flag, containing the text, "Everybody at least 10%".
- Metal for victory! : keep it coming.
- A series of five black & white photographs and captions depicting of war activities involving metal. Poster has red border.
- Metal makes might! : keep it coming!
- Navy and white poster has blue background with text at the top. There are six blue and white pictures in two rows of three depicting metal in use. Each picture has a caption at the bottom and a white border.
- Now is the time! : apply at the nearest U.S. Army recruiting and induction station.
- A large black & white photograph of a man's head is shown against a pink-toned background. The background is a collage of photographs showing various military occupations. A white inset at left lists various branches of service.
- Put the squeeze on the Japanese : beat your promise.
- A caucasian man representing American workers squeezes a large clamp around a caricature of Hideki Tojo. The worker wears a sleeveless undershirt labeled "Increased Production". His watch says "RCA". A caption behind his hat says "You and I". Tojo appears to be shouting, as illustrated by several (presumably) Japanese characters. He is reaching toward a bloody sword labeled: "Remember Pearl Harbor!" In the background are battleships, firing tanks, flying airplanes, and lightning bolts.
- Rumors cost us lives.
- Green-tinted illustration of a man wearing a suit and derby hat, with a cigarette in his mouth. He is leaning forward and holding his hand next to his face as if to whisper or hear a rumor. Printed phrases surround the picture: "Listen. . . Someone Told Me. . . And I Saw. . . I Hear That. . . Do You Know. . . I Know That. . . ". Superimposed on the picture is a fragment of a newspaper article with the headline, "U-BOAT CAPTAIN KILLS 22 SAILORS, Laughs as He Torpedoes Lifeboat Leaving Doomed Vessel." The background of the poster is red.
- Simple Sam the wasting fool-- : every day, he breaks a tool!
- Stylized illustration of a large man sitting on a stool. He wears red overalls, a white shirt, and black work boots. On his head is a dunce cap. Superimosed on top of this picture is a large image of a broken drill bit.
- This is our war-- : join the WAAC, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, United States Army.
- The golden-orange background shows a faint outline of Pallas Athene's head. Superimposed on this background is a large black & white photograph of the head and shoulders of a woman in a WAAC uniform.
- Victory in the making! : the equipment you and I make serves our armed forces-- on land--on sea--and in the air!
- A military airplane flies toward a submarine at sea. An explosion is seen in the water next to the submarine. At the lower edge of the poster are three small images: a tank, a battleship, and an airplane.
- "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.
- We pledged it, we'll beat it!
- A large, white capital letter "B" on a dark blue background. Superimposed diagonally over the B is a morse code symbol in red.
- World news of the week, Monday, Dec. 30, 1940, volume 3, no. 17.
- Illustrated color map with textual news highlights for the week of December 20 to December 26, 1940.
- 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.
- Your production : beat your promise.
- Illustration of a giant boot about to crush caricatures of Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and a caricatured Japanese soldier (probably representing Hideki Tojo).