Industry -- the arsenal of democracy : defense in the air begins on the ground.

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Small color poster has a large color image with a small black & white inset image. The large main image is of an airport in the foreground and a city skyline in the background with smokestacks. Several military airplanes fly through the smoke-filled sky above. Out of the smoke appears a pilot in a flight suit, holding a large U.S. flag. Inset in the lower left corner is a black & white illustration of a man doing mechanical work. Below this image is the caption: "..it all depends on me!"

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1 poster : col. ; 50 x 36 cm.

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Iligan, Ralph, 1893-1960 1942?.

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This poster is part of the collection entitled: World War Poster Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 1437 times, with 44 in the last month. More information about this poster can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: Industry -- the arsenal of democracy : defense in the air begins on the ground.
  • Alternate Title: Defense in the air begins on the ground
  • Series Title: American War Posters

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Small color poster has a large color image with a small black & white inset image. The large main image is of an airport in the foreground and a city skyline in the background with smokestacks. Several military airplanes fly through the smoke-filled sky above. Out of the smoke appears a pilot in a flight suit, holding a large U.S. flag. Inset in the lower left corner is a black & white illustration of a man doing mechanical work. Below this image is the caption: "..it all depends on me!"

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1 poster : col. ; 50 x 36 cm.

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"[Copyright] National Association of Manufacturers"

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Database No. 521
  • Call Number: Posters WW2 Iligan 2
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2850132 | View in Discover
  • OCLC: 12577657
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc237

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World War Poster Collection

From World War I French victory figures to grim views of the Nazi regime, these posters demonstrate the power of words and images.

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World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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  • 1942?

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  • June 13, 2006, 11:26 a.m.

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  • Jan. 9, 2017, 5:12 p.m.

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Iligan, Ralph, 1893-1960. Industry -- the arsenal of democracy : defense in the air begins on the ground., poster, 1942?; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc237/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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