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The Art of War: WWI and WWII Posters

Introduction | Primary Sources and Analysis Tools 
Library of Congress Resources | Primary Source Set

Choose a link below to access printable PDF versions of these materials including additional information, color images and citations.
Art of War: WWI and WWII Posters Resource Booklet 
Primary Source Set

Primary Source Set 

This Primary Source Set is merely a sample of resources from the digitized collections of the Library of Congress.
 

It protected you, will you defend it/Wl;P&GA Prints and Photographs	Fight or buy bonds-Third Liberty Loan/Howard Chandler Christy 1917; Forbes, Boston. Prints and Photographs	Forward America!/Carroll Kelly 1917; Wright Henry Worth Inc. Prints and Photographs	Uphold out honor-fight for us Join Army-Navy-Marines Prints and Photographs
Over there-U.S. Navy/Albert Sterner 1917; American Lithographic Co., N.Y. Prints and Photographs	Don’t let up-Keep on saving food/F. Luis Mora. Prints and Photographs	Carry on! Buy Liberty Bonds to your utmost/Edwin Howland Blashfield. Prints and Photographs	Welcome home our gallant boys/Hennegan & Co. Cincinnati, O. Prints and Photographs
United we are strong, United we can win. Prints and Photographs	The more women at work the sooner we win! Women are needed also as (…) See your local U.S. Employment Service. Prints and Photographs	This happens when you talk to others about ship sailings Let’s make New Orleans a safe port of departure/John McCrady. Prints and Photographs	“A message from America”/Hayden Prints and Photographs
Are you helping? With salvage. Prints and Photographs	Hitler wants us to believe that: democracy is dying: our armed forces are weak. Prints and Photographs	He gives 100%, you can lend 10% Buy war stamps & bonds/John McCrady. Prints and Photographs	Let’s go get’em! U.S. Marines/Guinness, Captain USMC Prints and Photographs