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Fund Raising Poster
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Photographic copy of a poster made by International Harvester's advertising department to solicit funds for the International Harvester Company's World War II servicemen. The poster features caricatures of a Japanese soldier (possibly Hideki Tojo) and a Nazi soldier (Adolf Hitler) crouched on either side of the United States on a globe. The poster's text reads: "If You Liked the Show Drop Your Change Below for Harvester Servicemen's Fund," "Our Homes are in Danger Now!," and "Our Job - Keep 'Em Firing."
1942
International Harvester Company
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W012YK3
WHi 63251
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Cartoon "Teamwork for Victory"
December 1942
Cartoon printed in December issue of "HARVESTER NEWS-LETTER" showing a soldier and a International Harvester employee kicking Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo off the Earth.
Your Job Is Your Gun
1942
Poster featuring illustrations of a worker chasing caricatures of a Japanese soldier (possibly Hideki Tojo) and Adolf Hitler, and a soldier firing a machine gun. Includes the text: "Your job is you...
Scrap Drive Poster
1942
Photographic copy of a poster requesting scrap metals, paper, rags, and rubber for the World War II effort. The text on the poster reads: "Get in the Scrap; America's war industries need metals, pa...
War Poster Encouraging Use of Oil
1942
Photographic copy of a World War II poster reading: "Another Shot at Hitler; A drop of oil may save a pound of metal", with an illustration of two hands holding an oil applicator.
Beware
1942
Poster showing men whispering to each other, with caricatures of Adolf Hitler and a Japanese soldier (possibly Hideki Tojo) in the background. Includes the text: "Beware... of the man who spreads d...
World War II Ride Sharing Poster
1942
Photographic copy of a poster produced by the Labor Management Production Drive Committee urging people to share automobile rides. The text on the poster reads: "Swap rides to work; save your car f...
