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Historical Society of Pennsylvania war posters collection

This collection includes over 500 original World War I and World War II posters. The World War I section includes a number of Liberty Loan, American National Red Cross, and the U.S. Food Administration posters, while the World War II group includes American home front posters, many of which were pub...

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Corporate Author: Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Creator)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania War Posters Collection
Collection Number:V95
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects and Genres:
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 > Caricatures and cartoons.
Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945 > Caricatures and cartoons.
National security > 1939-1945 > United States > Posters > Specimens.
Patriotism > United States > Posters > Specimens.
Savings bonds > United States > Posters > Specimens.
Tojo, Hideki, 1884-1948 > Caricatures and cartoons.
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character) > Posters > Specimens.
United States > Office of War Information > Division of Public Inquiries.
War posters, American > 1914-1918 > Specimens.
War posters, American > 1939-1945 > Specimens.
Women's Land Army of America.
World War, 1914-1918 > Finance > United States > Posters > Specimens.
World War, 1914-1918 > United States > Posters > Specimens.
World War, 1939-1945 > Economic aspects > United States > Posters > Specimens.
World War, 1939-1945 > Food supply > United States > Posters > Specimens.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Civilian > United States > Poster > Specimens.
World War, 1939-1945 > Propaganda > Posters > Specimens.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > United States > Posters > Specimens.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Posters > Specimens.
World War, 1939-1945 > War work > United States > Posters > Specimens.
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Item Description: Processing Information: Posters in folders 130-136 were formerly part of HSP Collection of World War I Posters (Collection 3349), which has been disbanded.
Physical Description: 2.4 Linear feet ; 136 flat files
Access: The collection is open for research.
Summary: This collection includes over 500 original World War I and World War II posters. The World War I section includes a number of Liberty Loan, American National Red Cross, and the U.S. Food Administration posters, while the World War II group includes American home front posters, many of which were published by the Office of War Information. Other organizations represented in the collection include the War Production Board, U.S. Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve ("Spars"), the Y.W.C.A., Women’s Land Army, as well as branches of the U.S. military. War bonds, rationing, enlistment, vigilance, and conservation of resources are all topics treated by these artworks. The collection includes posters by such famous artists as Albert Dorne, James Montgomery Flagg, E. McKnight Kauffer, David Stone Martin, Norman Rockwell, Ben Shahn, and Frederick Siebel. The collection is arranged into three series: Series 1 (World War I), Series 2 (World War II), and Series 3 (Commemorative). Materials are further arranged by size, except for Series 3 which contains only medium-sized items, and by country of origin. Within each subseries materials are arranged alphabetically by topic or issuing organization.

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