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Knowledge wins : public library books are free.

Description: A soldier climbs rocks to find stacked books that lead to a shining city in the distance. A rifle and military gear lie on the rocks near his feet. The titles on the spines of the books include: "Farming", "Drafting", "Citizenship", "Building", "Machine Shop Work", "Business", "Seamanship", "Engineering", "Law", "Foreign Trade", "Shipbuilding". The city skyline features tall buildings and smokestacks.
Date: unknown
Creator: Smith, Dan, 1865-1934.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Learn to recognize these vehicles : heavy, medium, and light armored cars.

Description: Chart features black & white silhouette drawings of front and profile views of heavy, medium, and light armored cars. Included are American, British, Russian, German, Italian, and Japanese armored cars. A purple band at the bottom includes tips for identification.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army. Services of Supply. Special Service Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Learn to recognize these vehicles : light tanks and self-propelled weapons.

Description: Chart features black & white drawings of front and profile views of various light tanks and self-propelled weapons. Included are American, Russian, German, Italian, Japanese, and English vehicles. A green box in the lower left corner provides tips for identification.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army. Services of Supply. Special Service Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Learn to recognize these vehicles : medium tanks and self-propelled artillery.

Description: Black & white chart features drawings of front and profile views of various tanks and self-propelled artillery, and tips for identification. Included are British, Japanese, German, American, Russian, and Canadian vehicles.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army. Services of Supply. Special Service Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Let 'em have it: buy extra bonds.

Description: Color image of a soldier preparing to throw a hand grenade. He wears a helmet and his sleeves are rolled up. Smoke and barbed wire can be seen in the background. On the left side of the poster is a red, white, and blue shield logo which reads: "We bought extra war bonds, 4th War Loan".
Date: 1943
Creator: Perlin, Bernard, 1918-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Let 'em have it: buy extra bonds.

Description: Color image of a soldier preparing to throw a hand grenade. He wears a helmet and his sleeves are rolled up. Smoke and barbed wire can be seen in the background. On the left side of the poster is a red, white, and blue shield logo which reads: "We bought extra war bonds, 4th War Loan".
Date: 1943
Creator: Perlin, Bernard, 1918-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Let's all fight: buy war bonds.

Description: In the foregound is a large color image of a soldier lunging forward with a rifle with bayonet. In the background are small black & white images of people working in various industries, and a building with smokestacks.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Treasury.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Let's all fight : buy war bonds.

Description: In the foregound is a large color image of a soldier lunging forward with rifle bayonet. In the background are small black & white images of people working in various industries, and a building with smokestacks.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Department of the Treasury.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Let's go! U.S.A. : keep 'em flying!

Description: Recruiting poster for U.S. Army Air Corps. The words, "Let's go! U.S.A. Keep 'em flying!" in red form a circle around a blue silhouette illustration of three planes flying, and the caption "Uncle Sam needs pilots, be a U.S. Army Flying Cadet".
Date: 1941
Creator: United States. Adjutant-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lexington, 1775, they fought for freedom, we fight to keep it; Independence, July 4, 1776, they kept the faith and so do you every time you lend a dime for war savings stamps; John Paul Jones said, "I have not yet begun to fight", fight with war stamps & bonds; Washington crossed the Delaware to win our freedom, we cross oceans to keep it.

Description: A series of four equally sized wood prints of historic scenes separated by dotted lines. The colors are teal and orange.
Date: 1942
Creator: Daugherty, James Henry, 1889-1974
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lexington, 1775, they fought for freedom, we fight to keep it; Independence, July 4, 1776, they kept the faith and so do you every time you lend a dime for war savings stamps; John Paul Jones said, "I have not yet begun to fight", fight with war stamps & bonds; Washington crossed the Delaware to win our freedom, we cross oceans to keep it.

Description: A series of four equally sized wood prints of historic scenes separated by dotted lines. The colors are teal and orange.
Date: 1942
Creator: Daugherty, James Henry, 1889-1974
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lumber does its stuff --a long way from home.

Description: Poster consists of photographs and text in a purple-red tone. Six photographs depict the use of lumber by the U.S. armed forces in World War II: to build bridges, tents, and life rafts, and to ship supplies. Photos also illustrate how wooden shipping crates are re-used by field post offices and commissaries in the South Pacific.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

"Lumber production is falling behind our war needs. To save American soldiers' lives, we must provide the lumber our armed forces need--now!"

Description: Poster shows four different black and white photos depicting the process of building a PT (patrol torpedo) boat; from cutting down a tree, through construction, up to the finished product. The quote appears in the middle, with a red border around it.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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