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Various [Group of fifty-nine posters, circa 1940s] [Decimalized .01-.59]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09654 Author/Creator: Various Place Written: Type: Header Record Date: 1940-1949 Pagination: 59 items.

Summary of Content: Collection of fifty-nine posters, dated circa 1940s concerning World War II. Posters were printed in the United States, England and Canada. The subjects are related to buying war bonds, war stamps, rationing, salvage, recycling and possible espionage. Ten of the posters were printed by Autocar, advertising their trucks, and their part in the war effort.

People: Anderson, Harry Martin, fl. 1943
Atherton, John, 1900-1952
Beall, C. C. (Cecil Calvert), 1892-1967
Benes, Edvard, 1884-1948
Bernal, Arias, 1913-1960
Betts, Jack fl. 1941-1945
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, 1896-1985
Cornwell, Dean, 1915-1998
Curry, John Steuart, 1897-1946
de Gaulle, Charles, 1890-1970
George II, King of Greece, 1890-1947
Green, William, 1873-1952
Haakon VIII, King of Norway, 1872-1957
Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Kanelous, George, 1915-1998
Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
McLaren, Alex, 1892-1959
Meany, George, 1894-1980
Montgomery, Bernard, 1887-1976
Moore, R, fl. 1944
Parker, Albert, 1906-1985
Perlin, Bernard, 1918-2014
Peter, King of Yugoslavia, 1923-1970
Pierlot, Hubert Marie, 1883-1963
Roland, E. George, fl. 1943-1945
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945
Sarra, Valentino, (fl. 1942) Sarra, Valentino, fl. 1942
Sikorski Wladyslaw, 1881-1943
Wilhelmina Queen of the Netherlands, 1880-1962
Woll, Matthew, 1880-1956

Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945

Subjects: Air ForceAirplanesAllied powersAmerican Federal of Labor (AFL)Anti-semitismArtilleryBataanBattleBlue Star Service BannerCanadaCentral AmericaChildren and FamilyDisasterEngineeringEspionageFamilyFarm WorkFlagsFuelGuadalcanalHuman RightsIndustryIwo JimaJudaismKingLaborMerchants and TradeMidwayMilitary ProvisionsMothersMourningNavalNavyNavy and Naval StationsNazisNursesPatriotismPearl HarborPersecutionPoliticiansPropagandaQueenRace discriminationRoyaltyShipsSnowSoldiers and CiviliansSouth AmericaTransportationUnionsVictoryVictory FarmsWar BondsWar FinanceWar IndustryWar LoanWar MaterialsWar Rationing and RecyclingWar SalvageWar Saving StampsWeaponryWomen's HistoryWorld War II

Sub Era: World War II

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