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An American WWII defense poster.

A World War II poster.

A WWII lumber production poster from 1943

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A poster promoting Women war workers, 1942.

A forest fire prevention poster from 1944.

A WWII Poster promoting national unity.

A Victory Garden poster from WWII.

A WWII V-Mail poster from 1943.

A WWII propaganda poster from 1943 by Kenny Clayton.

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WWII recruiting poster by artist Ivan Dimitri, 1942.

Poster promoting conservation of water for the war effort. Raymond Wilcox.

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A WWII conservation salvage poster from 1943.

Portrait of a woman training to operate buses and taxicabs, 1942.

A WWII poster encouraging Americans to be more informed to defend democratic civic life.

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WPA poster, urging Americans to become better-informed citizens.

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A World War II poster reminding war workers to remain vigilant against Axis saboteurs.

A World War II propaganda poster encouraging civilians on the home front to follow wartime rationing guidelines.

Lincoln, Nebraska, 1942

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A WWII poster asking civilians to donate their cooking grease waste for making munitions. Circa 1943.

Bartender at the Sea Grill. Washington, D.C., April 1943.

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A World War II poster from 1944 promoting workplace eye safety.

Old Glory: The American Flag, Detroit, Michigan. July 1942.

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A Works Progress Adminisration poster touting the importance of music during World War II.

A WPA poster from 1942 promoting good workplace practices for the war effort during WWII.

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Schools At War: Rural school children, San Augustine County, Texas. April 1943.

Above and Beyond: A WWII poster honoring Navy Cross recipient Dorie Miller, hero of Pearl Harbor.

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Cabby: Portrait of a woman training to operate buses and taxicabs, 1942.

Regular Crowd: Beer drinkers at the Sea Grill. Washington, D.C. April 1943.

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New defense houses in Detroit, Michigan. September 1942.

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Sections of frameworks for a B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber fuselages at the Boeing plant in Seattle. 1942.

Lights Out: In the lounge at the United Nations service center. Washington, D.C. December 1943.

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Change of shift at the California Shipbuilding Corporation, Wilmington, California. 1942.

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Catching Wind: An Instructor explaining the operation of the parachute to students, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas January 1942.

Giggle Juice: A slightly inebriated couple at the Sea Grill. Washington, D.C., April, 1943.

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1940's Kodachrome slide showing a serviceman walking down a street in uniform. Likely taken during WWII.

Sailor and girl at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Washington, D.C. May 1943.

Portrait of a woman training to operate buses and taxicabs, 1942.

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Girls coming out of the Highland Park Chrysler plant in Detroit, Michigan, 1942.

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A Greyhound bus trip from Louisville, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee, and the terminals, June 1943.

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Danger Hill: Sign on the top of a hill in the residential section of San Francisco, California. January 1943.

Work Flows: A meeting at the Chrysler Corporation Dodge truck plant. Careful check is kept of every detail of production. Detroit, Michigan, 1942

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. The stem of a vessel just after the launching ceremony. May 1943.

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Lead and silver mining in the former ghost town of Creede, Colorado, 1942.

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View of the Lead and silver mining town of Creede, Colorado. 1942.

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In the Navy: Sailor mechanic inspecting a PBY plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, August 1942.

American Patchwork: Workers waiting for a bus home at a busy intersection at four in the afternoon. Baltimore, Maryland, April 1943.

Workers' children playing in the front yard. Detroit (vicinity), Michigan. September 1942.

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Prince Valiant: Sailor reading in line while waiting to board a bus at the Greyhound terminal. Washington, D.C. April 1943.

Fleet's In: Sailors at Glen Echo amusement park. Maryland. March 1943.

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Dark Fantasy: Listening to a murder mystery on the radio in a boardinghouse room. Washington, D.C., January 1943.

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In Peace and War: Cars parked, despite gas rationing, at the Pimlico racetrack. Baltimore, Maryland, May 1943.

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Subterranean: Loading lead ore at a mine near Creede, Colorado for the war effort, 1942.

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Wild Blue Yonder: Aviation cadets at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas August 1942.

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Sit Anywhere: Woodsman relaxing after lunch during the spring pulpwood drive on the Brown Company timber holdings in Maine. May 1943.

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12 O'Clock High: Training high school boys to identify planes at Weequahic High School, Newark, New Jersey July 1942.

American Merchant: Mr. J. Benjamin, a store owner in Washington, D.C. August 1942.

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The Right Word at the Right Time: Street scene showing the effect of the gasoline shortage in Washington, D.C., 1942.

First Black family moving into the Sojourner Truth neighborhood, Detroit, Michigan, 1942.

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Workers completing assembly and fitting operations on the interior of a fuselage section, 1942.

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And Now, the News: Mr. Babcock, an American war worker, tuning in for war news on his radio. Rochester, New York, 1943.

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Two of the four mighty engines of a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers warm up at the airfield of Boeing's Seattle plant, 1942.

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Good Humor: The Good Humor man comes to a trailer camp on Saturday afternoon. These children are sons of torpedo plant workers in Alexandria, Virginia, March 1941.

But It's Home: A FSA (Farm Security Administration) housing project for Glenn L. Martin aircraft workers. A worker's family in their trailer home. Middle River, Maryland. Aug 1943

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Pulp Peddler: A Magazine stand in Yreka, California, June 26, 1942.

Home Companion: A radio is company for this girl in her boardinghouse room. Washington, D.C., January 1943.

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Waves, Spars, & Cars: Parking lot and billboards in Baltimore, Maryland. April 1943.

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Park-way: On the Mall in Washington, D.C., December 1943.

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News Muse: Reading the newspaper aloud in a boardinghouse room. Washington, D.C., January 1943.

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Lively Bunch: After dinner a bridge game goes on nightly in the largest room in the boardinghouse. Washington, D.C. January 1943.

Launching Party: General view of the participants on the platform before a launching ceremony. Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. May 1943.

Hurry Up and Wait: Servicemen waiting for trains at Pennsylvania railroad station, New York, New York. August 1942.

Sweet Sue: At the Sea Grill, Sue, a waitress serves beer to the many nightly patrons. Washington, D.C. April 1943.

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Listen Up: Instructor explaining the operation of a parachute to student pilots, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas. January 1942.

Bird's Eye View: Spectators at a scrap salvage rally at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., August 1942.

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Keep Us Flying: Tuskegee Airman William Diez is featured in this World War II plea for Americans to buy war bonds. The poster is one of a series of patriotic posters sponsored by the Office of War Information.

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Columbia Steel Co., Geneva, Utah. The new plant will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war effort. November 1942.

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Lubricating and servicing a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber for flight tests at the airfield of Boeing's Seattle plant, 1942.

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American Worker: A Black shipyard worker who helps build Liberty Ships at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. May 1943.

A Dream for Two: Pictures of a husband in the service decorate the dresser and mirror of this boardinghouse resident. Washington, D.C., January 1943.

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Susan Hayward, Paramount motion picture star, does her share in sending typewriters to war. 1942.

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V for Victory: Mexican agricultural laborers who have come to help harvest beets eating their lunch. Stockton, California, May 1943.

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Wartime conservation tips: The motors of many refrigerators require periodic cleaning. Keep coils free from hampering dust and grime by weekly sessions with a wire brush or a vacuum attachment. February 1942.

Display at a scrap salvage rally sponsored by the Work Projects Administration (WPA) at the state fairgrounds. Detroit, Michigan, 1942.

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Here's Your Fridge: View inside a typical residential refrigerator in February 1942. This photo was taken as part of a series to inform the public on tips for the conservation of resources during wartime. Original caption below.

Give Me Some Sugar: Residents of one of Washington DC's best residential sections apply for sugar ration cards at Adams School May 1942.

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Obey Your Air Raid Warden: Scene in the Italian 'North Beach' restaurant during a blackout. San Francisco, California. December 1941.

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Companions: Young girl with her cat in the kitchen of her home. FSA (Farm Security Administration) housing relief for Black Americans. Arlington, Virginia, April 1942.

Training women to operate buses and taxicabs, 1942. Due to the bulk of American men being slated for the armed forces, women are stepping into jobs normally performed by men.

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Waiting for the parade to recruit civilian defense volunteers, Washington, D.C. July 1943.

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The Soloist: A One man tin can band during a wartime blackout. San Francisco, California, December 1941.

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Miss Helen Ringwald works with the pneumatic tubes through which messages are sent to branches in other parts of the city of Washington D.C. for delivery, 1943.

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Arsenal of Democracy: Chrysler Corporation Dodge truck plant. Dodge Army ambulances are here, lined up for delivery to the Army. Detroit, Michigan, August 1942.

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Summer Days: Sun bathers on the sand beach at the swimming pool in the Glen Echo amusement park. Maryland, July 1943.

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Look Here: Instructor C.C. Gravelge, showing one of his classes the difficult art of overhead welding in preparation for their initiation into aircraft welding jobs . Former nightclub in Daytona Beach, Florida April 1942.

They Ride By Night: Trolley carrying workers to the night shift at the Bethlehem Fairfield shipyard. Baltimore, Maryland. April 1943

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Swing Shift: Third shift defense workers waiting in a combination delicatessen and restaurant to be picked up by their car pools around midnight. Baltimore, Maryland. April 1943.

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