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"Daddy's a War Worker...Share Your Home With Us"
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National Housing Agency Design No. 3, "Woman and Two Children." Shows a troubled mother sitting with her arm around her young daughter and her son standing behind her. Suitcases are set beside them. The subtitle below the main caption reads: "See Your War Housing Center."
1944
National Housing Agency
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Share Your Home with a War Worker's Family
1943
National Housing Agency Design No. 1, "Welcome Mat." The poster features a red, white, and blue welcome mat on a doorstep. In the bottom right corner the audience is instructed to "See Your War Hou...
Your War Bonds in Action
1944
Treasury Design No. 36, "Periscope." The poster features a Japanese battle ship under attack as seen through a periscope.
Your Job Should Be A War Job
1943
War Manpower Commission Design No. 5, "Uncle Sam." The poster features Uncle Sam pointing toward the audience. The subtitle below the main caption reads: "See U.S. Employment Service."
Let's All Work - Not Wait for Victory
1944
War Manpower Commission Design No. 10, "Girl War Worker." The poster features a young woman wearing overalls and protective gloves with her hair bound back with a kerchief and goggles resting on he...
Make a Home for a War Worker's Family
1943
National Housing Agency Design No. 2, "Convert Extra Space." The poster features a well-kept suburban home with a flagpole emerging from the garden. To the left of the image is additional text: "Co...
Get into the Fight! - Help Harvest War Crops
1944
Office of War Information Design No. 1, "Harvest War Crops." The poster features a solder raising his gun to fire.
