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Crop Emergency Here!
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Office of War Information Design No. 2, "Crop Emergency." The poster features a newspaper theme. The newspaper title is "The American Appeal." The main article title is "Crop Emergency Here!" with the subtitle "More Help Needed to Save Vital War Food Crops in Area." The sub-articles appear under the headings "Prevailing Wages Will Be Paid to Work Volunteers," and "Town and City People Devoting All Spare Time."
1944
United States. Office of War Information
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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.
They Need You...Help Them Win - Enlist in the WAVES
1944
WAVES Design No. 2, "WAVE and Sailors." The poster features a woman in a naval uniform, with two sailors standing behind her. WAVES is the acronym for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service.
Fighting Men Need Fighting Metal! - Thousands More Miners Needed!
1944
War Manpower Commission Design No. 7, "Metal Miner." The poster features a man in a cave with mining equipment. At center bottom of the poster the audience is instructed to "See U.S. Employment Ser...
Food Wins Victories - Play Square With It
January 13, 1944
War Food Administration Design No. 3, "Hungry Child." The poster features a smiling soldier feeding a spoonful of steaming peas and carrots to a destitute child. A small inset below the main captio...
Coal Is "Fighting Power" - Thousands More Miners Needed!
1944
War Manpower Commission Design No. 7, "Coal Miner." The poster features a man in a cave with mining equipment. At center bottom of the poster the audience is instructed to "See U.S. Employment Serv...
Victory Gardens ..More for Them ..More for You
1944
War Food Administration Design No. 5, "Victory Garden." The poster features a soldier with an arm around a destitute child on the left in muted colors, and a happy young woman on the right with a b...
