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  • [Public Statement from George F. Cotterill]
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  • 18 x 24 cm. pamphlet. Black and white. Statement from George F. Cotterill to the citizens of Washington, explaining his intention to file for the Democratic nomination in the United States Senator election of 1914. Includes 3 copies.
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  • Do Not Be Fooled by the Lies of the Enemy
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 35.5 x 55.5 cm. Black and white with red accents. This bulletin assures the public that the U.S. government has no intention of seizing private food reserves from its citizens, but reminds that hoarding of food or collecting more than is reasonable...
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  • War Rages in France
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 50.5 x 75.5 cm. Black and white. Picture of hungry people crowded in the streets of France to illustrate the need for U.S. citizens to conserve food in support of the war effort. (2 copies)
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  • Help Them, Keep Your War Savings Pledge
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 50 x 75.5 cm. Color. Graphic showing war savings stamps being fed into a machine gun to persuade American citizens that their investment in war savings stamps will help win the war.
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  • Knowledge Wins
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 48 x 71 cm. Color. A reminder to American citizens that public library books are free and that knowledge will help win the war. Graphic shows soldier climbing from the trenches onto a pathway of books leading to a U.S. city skyline. (2 copies)
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  • Books Wanted
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 71 x 106.5 cm. Color. Poster reminding citizens of the need for books for soldiers overseas and encouraging them to bring their donations to the local public library.
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  • Keep the Home Garden Going
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 50 x 75.5 cm. Color. Depicts three farmers, laden with crops, in order to encourage citizens to continue growing crops to help the war effort. (2 copies)
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  • Attention!
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 71 x 106.5 cm. Color. U.S. Navy recruitment poster. Invitation to join the service is extended to all young men between the ages of 18 and 31 who are citizens of the United States. Graphic shows an aircraft carrier leading a fleet of naval vessels...
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  • Strike Down This Monster!
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 35 x 46 cm. Color. Poster issued by the U.S. Forest Service reprinted from The American Weekly showing steps citizens could take to prevent forest fires. Graphic shows a man with an axe fighting a flaming figure of a wolf in a forest with an...
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  • Reach Your Boy Overseas by V-Mail
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 55.5 x 71 cm. Color. Advertising poster for the V-Mail service to American soldiers. Poster advertises the letters that travel on film, easy to use, surest, fastest, and most patriotic. Citizens are instructed to pick up V-Mail letter forms at...
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  • We Can... We Will... We Must!
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 52 x 28.5 cm. Color. Government issued poster encouraging citizens to buy U.S. War Savings Bonds and Stamps. Included is a quote from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Graphic shows an American flag flying in the breeze.
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  • Till We Meet Again
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 56 x 71 cm. Color. Government issued poster encouraging American citizens to buy war bonds in support of troops overseas. Graphic shows a soldier waving farewell out of a ship porthole. (2 copies)
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  • Warning From the FBI
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 50.5 x 71 cm. Color. Poster issued by the Office of War Information in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the aim of enlisting the help of all American citizens in reporting suspicious activity in order to stop spies and...
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  • And WE Talk About Sacrifice
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 50.5 x 71 cm. Color. Official U.S. Treasury poster issued to encourage American citizens to buy war bonds. Graphic shows an elderly European woman in tears seated in front of the bombed-out ruins of her home.
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  • Stamp Out Black Markets... With Your Ration Stamps
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 52.5 x 69 cm. Color. Government issued poster used to warn American citizens to pay no more than legal prices and use their ration stamps to eliminate black markets. Graphic shows a giant thumb squashing a small scowling green man (representing...
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  • Do With Less--So They'll Have Enough!
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 55.5 x 71 cm. Color. Government issued poster used to encourage American citizens to conserve their personal resources so that troops overseas will have enough. Message at the bottom reads, Rationing Gives You Your Fair Share. Graphic shows a...
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  • Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry.
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 50.5 x 71 cm. Black and white with red accents. A message from the President of the United States to the people concerning negative attitudes toward those considered non-Americans because of race or ancestry. The message states clearly that...
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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.
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  • Grow Your Own
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 55.5 x 81 cm. Color. Poster issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the endorsement of growing one's own fruits and vegetables. Beneath the title appears the slogan, Food Will Win the War and Write the Peace. Also appearing at the bottom...
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  • For Gunpowder, Save Waste Fats
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 75 x 11.5 cm. Color. Government issued poster encouraging citizens to donate waste fats to their local meat dealer in order to use them in gunpowder production. Graphic shows soldiers positioning an enormous gun toward the viewer.
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