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  • Save Rubber, Check Your Tires Now
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 72 x 101 cm. Color. Government issued poster encouraging Americans to take better care of their tires in order to conserve rubber. Graphic shows soldiers flying over the road with the message, They've got more important places to go than you!...
  • Propaganda Posters
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  • Uncle Sam Needs You to Can the Fighting Foods
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 43 x 58 cm. Color. Poster issued by the National Canners Association to encourage American citizens to help can the crops to be sent to troops overseas. Graphic shows depiction of Uncle Sam with two teenagers.
  • Propaganda Posters
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  • Grow Your Own, Can Your Own
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 40.5 x 57 cm. Color. Government issued poster endorsing the practice of growing and canning one's own produce in order to conserve food for the soldiers. Graphic shows a mother and daughter in matching aprons canning various foods.
  • Propaganda Posters
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  • Plant a Victory Garden
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 55.5 x 71 cm. Color. Government issued poster endorsing the practice of planting a private garden to make rations go further. Graphic shows a family working in the soil and a small child is shown looking into a basket full of vegetables.
  • Propaganda Posters
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  • Work on a Farm... This Summer
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 40.5 x 57 cm. Color. Government issued poster for the recruitment of young Americans into the U.S. Crop Corps. Graphic shows a teen-aged boy and girl in farming clothes carrying a basket of vegetables.
  • Propaganda Posters
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  • Fish is a Fighting Food
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 50.5 x 71 cm. Color. Government issued poster illustrating the need for fishing companies to catch more fish in support of the war effort. Graphic shows fishermen hauling buckets of fish onto a wooden dock.
  • Propaganda Posters
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  • Save Waste Fats For Explosives
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 50.5 x 70.5 cm. Color. Government issued poster encouraging citizens to donate waste fats to their local meat dealer in order to use them in the production of explosives. Graphic shows a skillet pouring grease into an explosion with bombs coming...
  • Propaganda Posters
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  • Prepare for Winter Now!
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 35.5 x 28 cm. Color. Government issued poster advertising different ways to prepare homes for winter in order to conserve fuel for the troops. Graphic shows illustration of a house with conservation suggestions listed to the left.
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  • Don't Shiver Next Winter... Order Coal Now!
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 46.5 x 66 cm. Color. Poster issued by the Solid Fuels Administration For War telling the public to order coal early for winter due to the scarcity of fuel caused by the war. Graphic shows a cartoon depiction of a penguin with a shovel and a red...
  • Propaganda Posters
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  • War Shipments Mean Less Fuel For All
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 56 x 71 cm. Color. Government issued poster instructing the public to dress warmly indoors and try to avoid getting sick in order to conserve fuel. Graphic shows a pair of red long underwear holding a large yellow sign.
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  • Your Government Warns, Prepare for Winter Now!
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 51 x 71 cm. Color. Government issued poster advertising different ways to prepare homes for winter in order to conserve fuel for the troops. Graphic shows small illustrations of scenes demonstrating ways to save fuel with directions printed to the...
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  • Don't Let This Happen To You!
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 50.5 x 71 cm. Black and white with red accents. Poster issued by the Solid Fuels Administration For War telling the public to order coal early for winter due to the scarcity of fuel caused by the war. Graphic shows an empty store room with a shovel...
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  • Order Coal Now!
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 55.5 x 71 cm. Black and white with red accents. Poster issued by the U.S. Coal Consumers' Counsel telling the public to order coal early for next winter due to the scarcity of fuel caused by the war.
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  • Keep Scrapping
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 50.5 x 70.5 cm. Black and white with red accents. Government issued poster listing needed materials for the war effort with a special emphasis on separating different types of metal.
  • Propaganda Posters
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  • I'll Carry Mine Too!
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 56 x 71 cm. Color. Government issued poster reminding the audience that trucks and tires must last until victory. Graphic shows a backdrop of soldiers marching and a woman carrying parcels and groceries in the foreground. (2 copies)
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  • Is Your Trip Necessary?
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 51 x 71 cm. Sepia photography with red accents. A photograph shows a crowded train filled with unhappy travelers. The poster reminds its audience that unnecessary travel interferes with the war effort. (2 copies)
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  • Books Are Weapons In The War Of Ideas
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 51 x 71 cm. Color. Government issued poster with inspirational quote by President Franklin D. Roosevelt illustrating the point that books are powerful weapons. Graphic shows Nazi soldiers burning piles of books in front of a giant figure of a book...
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  • Use It Up-Wear It Out-Make It Do!
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 56 x 71.5 cm. Color. Government issued poster encouraging Americans to use household goods as long as possible to allow more resources for the war effort. Graphic shows a woman mending a man's jeans as he fixes a lawn mower. (2 copies)
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  • Rationing Means a Fair Share For All of Us
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 53 x 69 cm. Black and white with red accents. Poster graphic shows two cartoon scenes set in a butcher shop, one without rationing and one with rationing. In the former, a woman is offered a single pork chop, while another customer leaves the shop...
  • Propaganda Posters
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  • Give It Your Best!
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 35.5 x 25 cm; 101 x 71.5 cm. Color. Poster issued by the Office for Emergency Management features the American flag in order to boost the morale of workers and increase war production. (2 copies)
  • Propaganda Posters

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