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"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.

Date: 1941/1942?

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

We have just begun to fight!

Black & white illustration of a soldier in a combat uniform and helmet. He has one arm raised and appears to be shouting. In his other arm he holds a rife with bayonet.

Date: 1943

Creator: United States. Office of War Information.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

--We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain-- : remember Dec. 7th!

A tattered, torn U.S. flag flies at half-staff as dark smoke billows in the background.

Date: 1942

Creator: Saalburg, Allen Russell, 1899-1987.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

"We'll have lots to eat this winter, won't we Mother?" : grow your own, can your own.

A girl and her mother are canning vegetables in glass containers. Both have blond hair in ponytails and both are wearing white aprons with red trim. In the background is a shelf full of canned vegetables.

Date: 1943

Creator: Parker, Alfred, 1906-1985.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

"We'll lick 'em-- just give us the metal!"

A smiling soldier, with a bloody bandage on his right arm, holds a rifle with bayonet in one hand and a tattered Japanese flag in the other.

Date: 1943

Creator: McLeod, Ronald, 1897-1977.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

"We'll lick 'em-- just give us the stuff!"

A smiling soldier, with a bloody bandage on his right arm, holds a rifle with bayonet in one hand and a tattered Japanese flag in the other.

Date: 1943

Creator: McLeod, Ronald, 1897-1977.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

We'll take care of the Rising Sun : you take care of rising prices ....

A G.I., with leaves on his helmet and gun strapped to his back, gives a "thumbs-up." A beach and palm trees are in the background.

Date: 1944

Creator: United States. Office of Economic Stabilization.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

We need more metal for more weapons.

Poster in green and white tones with green-tinted photographs. Poster shows a series of photographs of military equipment with captions describing the types of metals used for each. Photographs include: an army truck, a battleship, a B-24 bomber plane, a searchlight, an anti-aircraft gun, and tanks.

Date: 1943

Creator: United States. Army.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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.

Date: unknown

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

We salute the Chinese Republic on her birthday October 10th ... : help her to fight bravely on!

Poster in red, white and blue tones. Uncle Sam shakes hands with a Chinese soldier in uniform. On the wall behind them hang the U.S. and Chinese flags, and a poster of Sun Yat-sen.

Date: [1941..1946]

Creator: United China Relief (U.S.)

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

"We, the Americans of today, know our duty to the Americans of yesterday and the Americans of tomorrow. We shall keep the fires of freedom burning." : produce for victory!

A man with stubble, brown eyes, and white hair looks out unsmiling toward the viewer. He wears a cap and stands before a hazy blue background.

Date: 1942

Creator: Aulik, Keith J.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

WEFT is a system for aircraft recognition : wing, engine, fuselage, tail.

Chart describing the characteristics of various military aircrafts.

Date: 1942

Creator: Coggins, Jack.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Where our men are fighting, our food is fighting : buy wisely--cook carefully--store carefully--use leftovers.

In the foreground, a crate of food is dropping via parachute. In the background are parachuting men.

Date: 1943

Creator: United States. Office of War Information.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Win with tin.

Poster in red and black tones. A series of graphic illustrations with captions provide instructions for preparing empty tin food cans for recycling.

Date: 1942

Creator: United States. War Production Board. Bureau of Industrial Conservation.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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.

Date: 1939

Creator: Woodburn, Tom B.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Wire with a kick]

A figure made of wire kicks a swastika-shaped caricature of Hitler. In the background at right is a factory with smokestacks. In the background at left are flames rising from the ocean.

Date: 1942

Creator: Artzybasheff, Boris, 1899-1965.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Women in the war : we can't win without them.

Photograph of a woman factory worker wearing overalls or apron of printed fabric, riveting a weapon.

Date: 1942

Creator: United States. War Manpower Commission.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Women-- our wounded need your care! : you can serve as medical technicians, surgical technicians, and other Army hospital assignments : join a hospital company ... Women's Army Corps.

Color illustration of a woman in a blue uniform dress and brown shoes, carrying a silver tray with a white cloth draped over it. Behind her are faint images of hospital beds. At right is a small image of two silver discs, one showing the head of Pallas Athene and the other showing a caduceus.

Date: 1945

Creator: United States. Army.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wood at war.

Black and white poster with five photos showing the use of wood in military defense. Each photo has a caption underneath describing how the wood is being used.

Date: 1943

Creator: United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wood flies to war : the Army & Navy need 20,000 square feet of plywood for each cargo plane.

A U.S. Army airplane flies through dark clouds.

Date: 1943

Creator: United States. Army.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wood follows the flag.

A series of red-tinted photographs depict the use of wood for war purposes. Each photo has a caption describing how the wood is being used.

Date: 1943

Creator: United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wood gets 'em over! : the Army needs 17,000,000 board feet a year for pontoon bridges.

Soldiers build a wooden, pontoon bridge over a waterway.

Date: 1943

Creator: United States. Army.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wood goes to war.

A series of blue-tinted photographs and captions describing the use of wood in war situations.

Date: 1943

Creator: United States. Army.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wood joins the colors! : the Army & Navy need millions of board feet for barracks.

A soldier in uniform and helmet stands guard as wooden boards are lifted to a construction site where men are building barracks. Already-constructed barracks are seen in the background.

Date: 1943

Creator: Starr, Maxwell B.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department