Give it your best!

One of 388 posters in the series: American War Posters available on this site.

Description

Large color image of the U.S. flag with 48 stars.

Physical Description

1 poster : col. ; 51 x 72 cm.

Creation Information

United States. Office of War Information. 1942.

Context

This poster is part of the collection entitled: World War Poster Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 921 times, with 9 in the last month. More information about this poster can be viewed below.

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Description

Large color image of the U.S. flag with 48 stars.

Physical Description

1 poster : col. ; 51 x 72 cm.

Notes

"Office of War Information, Poster No. 9, Washington, D. C."

"U.S. Government Printing Office : 1942-O-488228"

Cataloged in UNT Libraries' shelflist card file.

Listed in Checklist '76, reel 97. According to Checklist '76, this poster "is a reproduction of PR 32.409:G 44/5".

This poster is not listed in 1942 or 1943 volumes of the GPO Monthly Catalog; however, larger sizes issued prior to the organization of the Office of War Information are listed in the 1942 Monthly Catalog, p. 840.

UNT Library has four copies of a larger version of this poster (72 x 102 cm) (Historical Collection no. 1261, Y 2168 (1261), Y2168 (2077 & 1261); DB# 191-194.)

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Database No. 195
  • Government Documents No.: PR 32.5015:9
  • Call Number: Posters WW2 OWI 7
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2850770 | View in Discover
  • OCLC: 40637156
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc480

Collections

This poster is part of the following collections of related materials.

World War Poster Collection

From World War I French victory figures to grim views of the Nazi regime, these posters demonstrate the power of words and images.

World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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Creation Date

  • 1942

Added to The UNT Digital Library

  • June 12, 2006, 11:10 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • May 25, 2018, 6 p.m.

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United States. Office of War Information. Give it your best!, poster, 1942; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc480/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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