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Box 2

 Container

Contains 14 Results:

"Americans Suffer when careless talk kills!" -- poster with illustration of grieving parents, 1943

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Series: The World War II-era Propaganda Posters series is comprised of posters mass-produced during the years of 1939 to 1945 used to promote support of the war effort. The series includes both vintage posters and some modern reproductions of World War II-era posters.The posters illustrate the United States government's wartime initiatives that were publicized to American civilians, such as propaganda to persuade the public to purchase war bonds or take on jobs to support the needs of...
Dates: 1943

"Fuel Fights! save your share" -- broadside listing of steps to conserve fuel, 1943

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Series: The World War II-era Propaganda Posters series is comprised of posters mass-produced during the years of 1939 to 1945 used to promote support of the war effort. The series includes both vintage posters and some modern reproductions of World War II-era posters.The posters illustrate the United States government's wartime initiatives that were publicized to American civilians, such as propaganda to persuade the public to purchase war bonds or take on jobs to support the needs of...
Dates: 1943

"Enlist in a Proud Profession! Join the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps" -- poster with illustration of woman in uniform, circa 1940s

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Series: The World War II-era Propaganda Posters series is comprised of posters mass-produced during the years of 1939 to 1945 used to promote support of the war effort. The series includes both vintage posters and some modern reproductions of World War II-era posters.The posters illustrate the United States government's wartime initiatives that were publicized to American civilians, such as propaganda to persuade the public to purchase war bonds or take on jobs to support the needs of...
Dates: circa 1940s

"Be a Marine, Free a Marine to Fight" -- U.S. Marine Corps poster, circa 1940s

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Series: The World War II-era Propaganda Posters series is comprised of posters mass-produced during the years of 1939 to 1945 used to promote support of the war effort. The series includes both vintage posters and some modern reproductions of World War II-era posters.The posters illustrate the United States government's wartime initiatives that were publicized to American civilians, such as propaganda to persuade the public to purchase war bonds or take on jobs to support the needs of...
Dates: circa 1940s

"United Nations Fight for Freedom" -- Office of War Information poster, 1943

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Series: The World War II-era Propaganda Posters series is comprised of posters mass-produced during the years of 1939 to 1945 used to promote support of the war effort. The series includes both vintage posters and some modern reproductions of World War II-era posters.The posters illustrate the United States government's wartime initiatives that were publicized to American civilians, such as propaganda to persuade the public to purchase war bonds or take on jobs to support the needs of...
Dates: 1943

"Bit of Careless Talk are Pieced Together by the Enemy" -- Office of War Information poster, 1943

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Series: The World War II-era Propaganda Posters series is comprised of posters mass-produced during the years of 1939 to 1945 used to promote support of the war effort. The series includes both vintage posters and some modern reproductions of World War II-era posters.The posters illustrate the United States government's wartime initiatives that were publicized to American civilians, such as propaganda to persuade the public to purchase war bonds or take on jobs to support the needs of...
Dates: 1943

"You can have Silver Wings" -- United States Army Air Forces poster, 1943

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Series: The World War II-era Propaganda Posters series is comprised of posters mass-produced during the years of 1939 to 1945 used to promote support of the war effort. The series includes both vintage posters and some modern reproductions of World War II-era posters.The posters illustrate the United States government's wartime initiatives that were publicized to American civilians, such as propaganda to persuade the public to purchase war bonds or take on jobs to support the needs of...
Dates: 1943

Series III. Air Shows and Events

 Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

The Air Shows and Events series contains posters and lithographs that advertise or commemorate special events such as air shows, exhibitions, races, and momentous flights. This series includes both Pacific Northwest local events, and global events. Examples of items in this series include posters from the Emerald City Flight Festival, the Japanese Paper Airplane Championship, and the Skagit Tulip Fly-in.

Dates: circa 1939-2010

Series IV. Assorted

 Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents The Assorted series contains materials that fall outside the other themes of the collection. Some examples of items in this series include posters with photographic images from within a cockpit of a plane, humorous comics, aircraft timelines, and commemorative posters. These posters and lithographs may contain images similar to those in the aircraft series, but provide more textual information or visual elements making them unique. Items where the sole focus in the aircraft can be found in...
Dates: circa 1939-2010

Series I. Aircraft

 Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents The Aircraft series contains posters and lithographs depicting a variety of airplanes. The focus of these materials are the planes, with very little text or other visual elements. Common items in this collection feature a photograph of a specific model in flight with a label identifying the plane below. Notable manufacturers present in this series include Beechcraft, Cessna, Convair, Curtiss, Douglas, Grumman, and Lockheed. This series does not include posters of planes from...
Dates: circa 1939-2010

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