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You : can defend America : by safeguarding our service
Description:
Cartoon of little old man pointing out from poster. Poster promotes vigilance
Contributor:
Consolidated Edison System Companies
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
You : can defend America : by safeguarding our service
You : can help to build me a gun : you can learn quickly and you will be : working to win : ask at any employment ex
Description:
Photo of soldier pointing a figure to viewer
Contributor:
Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
You : can help to build me a gun : you can learn quickly and you will be : working to win : ask at any employment ex
You : can help to build me a gun : you can learn quickly and you will be : working to win : ask at any employment ex
Description:
Photo of soldier pointing a figure to viewer
Contributor:
Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections.
Last Updated:
2017-12-19
You : can help to build me a gun : you can learn quickly and you will be : working to win : ask at any employment ex
You : can help to build me a plane : you can learn quickly and you will be : working to win
Description:
Pilot pointing finger at viewer
Contributor:
Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
You : can help to build me a plane : you can learn quickly and you will be : working to win
You : can help to build me a ship : you can learn quickly and you will be : working to win
Description:
Sailor pointing finger at viewer
Contributor:
Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
You : can help to build me a ship : you can learn quickly and you will be : working to win
You can lick runaway prices : you hold the 7 keys ... : 1. buy and hold war bonds. 2. pay ... taxes. 3. provide ...
Description:
Portrait of Uncle Sam
Creator:
Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877-1960
Contributor:
United States. Office of Economic Stabilization
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections.
Last Updated:
2017-12-19
You can lick runaway prices : you hold the 7 keys ... : 1. buy and hold war bonds. 2. pay ... taxes. 3. provide ...
You can set their : spirit : free : War Prisoners Aid : member Agency of National War Fund
Description:
Silhouette of man behind barbed wire
Creator:
Kauffer, Edward McKnight,, 1890-1954
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
You can set their : spirit : free : War Prisoners Aid : member Agency of National War Fund
"You deliver us we'll deliver the planes" : you're doing your part for the : ferrying command
Description:
Air Force military personnel with flight glasses and headset with two air force planes in the background
Creator:
[DYE?]
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections.
Last Updated:
2017-12-19
"You deliver us we'll deliver the planes" : you're doing your part for the : ferrying command
You give us the "fire" : we'll give 'em hell : let's go, everybody -- keep 'em firing!
Description:
Pilot standing in cockpit of airplane, with fighter aircraft flying in background.
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-19
You give us the "fire" : we'll give 'em hell : let's go, everybody -- keep 'em firing!
You have a house : your friends have a house : you may lose yours : but they'll put you up for a time : arrange now
Description:
Sketches of houses in good shape or damaged by war
Contributor:
Great Britain. Dept. of Health
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
You have a house : your friends have a house : you may lose yours : but they'll put you up for a time : arrange now
You help build these U.S. army giants
Description:
Photo of three warplanes in the sky
Contributor:
Press Association, inc.
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
You help build these U.S. army giants
You : know more than other people : you are in a position of trust. don't let the fighting forces down ...
Description:
Poster promotes vigilance
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
You : know more than other people : you are in a position of trust. don't let the fighting forces down ...
You never know who's listening! : careless talk costs lives
Description:
Two women on bus, two Axis soldiers sit two rows behind them. Poster promotes vigilance
Creator:
Fongasse
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
You never know who's listening! : careless talk costs lives
Young Africa goes to school
Description:
Young west African boys and girls in a class room
Creator:
Nunney
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Young Africa goes to school
Young : Americans : of sound physique and good character are needed to fill stations created by the expansion of : o
Description:
Black and red text on white, flag at top
Contributor:
United States. Navy
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Young : Americans : of sound physique and good character are needed to fill stations created by the expansion of : o
Your ambulances in action : thank you, Barbados!
Description:
Four color images including a medic assisting soldier, Red Cross ambulances in use, and soldiers in hospital beds
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your ambulances in action : thank you, Barbados!
Your ambulances in action : thank you, British Honduras!
Description:
Four color images including a medic assisting soldier, Red Cross ambulances in use, and soldiers in hospital beds
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your ambulances in action : thank you, British Honduras!
Your ambulances in action : thank you, Cyprus!
Description:
Four color images including a medic assisting soldier, Red Cross ambulances in use, and soldiers in hospital beds
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your ambulances in action : thank you, Cyprus!
Your blood : can save him
Description:
Soldier kneels down while holding a rifle with one hand and holding his head with the other. American Red Cross emblem
Creator:
Whitman
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your blood : can save him
Your blood : can save him
Description:
Soldier kneels down while holding a rifle with one hand and holding his head with the other. American Red Cross emblem
Creator:
Whitman
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections.
Last Updated:
2017-12-19
Your blood : can save him
Your blood : can save him
Description:
Soldier kneels down while holding a rifle with one hand and holding his head with the other. American Red Cross emblem
Creator:
Whitman
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections.
Last Updated:
2017-12-19
Your blood : can save him
Your bombers in action : thank you, British Guiana!
Description:
Four color images including a flight crew and plane, scenes of battle in the sky, and the flight crew leaving the plane
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your bombers in action : thank you, British Guiana!
Your bombers in action : thank you, Gold Coast!
Description:
Four color images, a flight crew and plane, scenes of battle in the sky, and the flight crew leaving the plane
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your bombers in action : thank you, Gold Coast!
Your bombers in action : thank you, Jamaica!
Description:
Four color images, a flight crew and plane, scenes of battle in the sky, and the flight crew leaving the plane
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your bombers in action : thank you, Jamaica!
Your bombers in action : thank you, Sierra Leone!
Description:
Four color images, a flight crew and plane, scenes of battle in the sky, and the flight crew leaving the plane
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your bombers in action : thank you, Sierra Leone!
Your canteen in action : thank you, Bahamas!
Description:
Three color images including a truck of food, air raid, and civilians getting food and drinks from canteen truck as fires are doused
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your canteen in action : thank you, Bahamas!
Your canteen in action : thank you, Cyprus!
Description:
Three color images including a truck of food, air raid, and civilians getting food and drinks from canteen truck as fires are doused
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your canteen in action : thank you, Cyprus!
Your canteen in action : thank you, Nyasaland!
Description:
Three color images including a truck of food, air raid, and civilians getting food and drinks from canteen truck as fires are doused
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your canteen in action : thank you, Nyasaland!
Your courage your cheerfulness your resolution : will bring us victory
Description:
Image of a crown
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your courage your cheerfulness your resolution : will bring us victory
Your duty ashore ... his afloat : SPARS : apply nearest coast guard office
Description:
Woman in blue coast guard uniform holding a pair of binoculars. Green sailor in silhouette behind her
Creator:
Floherty, John Joseph, 1907
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your duty ashore ... his afloat : SPARS : apply nearest coast guard office
Your food flying squad in action : thank you, Gambia!
Description:
Three color images including a convoy of food trucks, women workers unloading food, and civilians holding steaming mugs
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your food flying squad in action : thank you, Gambia!
Your groundnuts help to feed the empire's fighting men : dig for victory
Description:
Color images illustrating how groundnuts are harvested, made into flat bread, and soldiers eating the bread
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your groundnuts help to feed the empire's fighting men : dig for victory
Your help will bring : victory
Description:
Man tapping a rubber tree, woman in red sari next to him
Creator:
Nunney
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your help will bring : victory
Your help will bring : victory
Description:
Men loading a ship at a dock
Creator:
Nunney
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your help will bring : victory
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Bahamas!
Description:
Four color images of "Hurricane" fighter planes at airfield and attacking over land and sea to assist Great Britain's war effort
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Bahamas!
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Ceylon!
Description:
Four color images of "Hurricane" fighter planes at airfield and attacking over land and sea to assist Great Britain's war effort
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Ceylon!
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Fiji!
Description:
Four color images of "Hurricane" fighter planes at airfield and attacking over land and sea to assist Great Britain's war effort
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Fiji!
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Gold Coast!
Description:
Four color images of "Hurricane" fighter planes at airfield and attacking over land and sea to assist Great Britain's war effort
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Gold Coast!
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Northern Rhodesia!
Description:
Four color images of "Hurricane" fighter planes at airfield and attacking over land and sea to assist Great Britain's war effort
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Northern Rhodesia!
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Tanganyika!
Description:
Four color images of "Hurricane" fighter planes at airfield and attacking over land and sea to assist Great Britain's war effort
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Tanganyika!
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Uganda!
Description:
Four color images of "Hurricane" fighter planes at airfield and attacking over land and sea to assist Great Britain's war effort
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your 'Hurricanes' in action : thank you, Uganda!
Your iron ore makes front-line : tanks and guns : thank you Sierra Leone!
Description:
Colored illustration at top of iron ore workers at railway, larger image at bottom of tanks in action
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your iron ore makes front-line : tanks and guns : thank you Sierra Leone!
"Your : lightning : has outscored the Axis wherever it has fought." -- Army Air Forces
Description:
U. S. warplane shooting down Axis warplane
Contributor:
United States. Army. Recruiting Publicity Bureau
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
"Your : lightning : has outscored the Axis wherever it has fought." -- Army Air Forces
Your lot in a : totalitarian state
Description:
Hand forcing "yes" ballot into Nazi ballot box
Contributor:
New York State W. P. A. Art Project
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your lot in a : totalitarian state
Your manganese makes : steel : for fighting ships : thank your Gold Coast!
Description:
Color illustration at top of manganese mine, larger image below of large artillery guns firing
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your manganese makes : steel : for fighting ships : thank your Gold Coast!
Your minesweeper in action : thank you, Tanganyika!
Description:
Four color illustrations of German planes sowing mines. British convoy sets forth with help from minesweepers, and safely arrived at port
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your minesweeper in action : thank you, Tanganyika!
Your mobile canteen in action : your mobile canteen is filled with food and hot drinks... : thank you, British Guian
Description:
Three color illustrations of women loading a canteen truck with food and drink and soldiers getting refreshments from the truck
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your mobile canteen in action : your mobile canteen is filled with food and hot drinks... : thank you, British Guian
Your mobile canteen in action : your mobile canteen is filled with food and hot drinks... : thank you, Ceylon!
Description:
Three color illustrations of women loading a canteen truck with food and drink and soldiers getting refreshments from the truck
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your mobile canteen in action : your mobile canteen is filled with food and hot drinks... : thank you, Ceylon!
Your mobile canteen in action : your mobile canteen is filled with food and hot drinks... : thank you, Dominica!.
Description:
Three color illustrations of women loading a canteen truck with food and drink and soldiers getting refreshments from the truck
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your mobile canteen in action : your mobile canteen is filled with food and hot drinks... : thank you, Dominica!.
Your mobile canteen in action : your mobile canteen is filled with food and hot drinks... : thank you, Gibraltar!
Description:
Three color illustrations of women loading a canteen truck with food and drink and soldiers getting refreshments from the truck
Created:
1939 - 1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Last Updated:
2017-12-18
Your mobile canteen in action : your mobile canteen is filled with food and hot drinks... : thank you, Gibraltar!