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The Yanks are there! : the Army needs lumber for trucks.

Description: Color illustration of a long line of military trucks snaking their way through a mountainous area. At the very front of the picture is a soldier on a motorcycle, smiling, with his left arm raised in the air. In the truck behind him are other soldiers waving from the covered truck bed.
Date: 1943
Creator: Schmidt, Felix.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

"Lumber production is falling behind our war needs. To save American soldiers' lives, we must provide the lumber our armed forces need--now!"

Description: Poster shows four different black and white photos depicting the process of building a PT (patrol torpedo) boat; from cutting down a tree, through construction, up to the finished product. The quote appears in the middle, with a red border around it.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Good pastures.

Description: A guide to improving pastures for the purpose of increasing production during wartime.
Date: May 1943
Creator: Semple, Arthur T. (Arthur Truman), 1895- & Hein, M. A. (Mason August), b. 1894
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wood at war.

Description: Black and white poster with five photos showing the use of wood in military defense. Each photo has a caption underneath describing how the wood is being used.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wood follows the flag.

Description: A series of red-tinted photographs depict the use of wood for war purposes. Each photo has a caption describing how the wood is being used.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

"My girl's a WOW" : woman ordnance worker.

Description: Color illustration of a helmeted soldier, smiling and holding a black and white picture of a woman. The woman wears a kerchief on her head and a pin on her white shirt (probably an I.D. badge) that has a woman's face and a number (14002) on it.
Date: 1943
Creator: Treidler, Adolph, 1886-1981
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Your ore packs a punch!

Description: Two miners listen to the radio. One miner rests his helmet on top of the radio. He rejoices as the radio announces a successful attack by U.S. tanks against the Nazi forces.
Date: 1943
Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

I need your skill in a war job!

Description: Top half of poster features a black & white drawing of Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer; the bottom half is a gray text box listing numerous trades and urging the reader to seek work in them to support the war effort.
Date: 1943
Creator: Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877-1960
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

"Keep that lumber coming!"

Description: Soldiers carry a beam of wood down to a river where a bridge is being built. The soldier on the right side of the picture is looking back and shouting toward the viewer. In the background is tropical scenery, an explosion, and artillery.
Date: 1943
Creator: Winslow, Earle, 1884-1969.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Make his nightmare come true!

Description: Charcoal caricature drawing of a sleeping Hideki Tojo, apparently having a nightmare. In his thoughts, an airplane, a missle, and a tank are coming toward him, and a miner stares down at him, saying, "Now we're gonna mine and smelt still more metal for tanks an' ships an' guns".
Date: 1943
Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ready for anything --thanks to you!

Description: Color illustration of soldiers wading from a ship or boat through water and storming a beach. Behind them is a tank about to exit a ship. More ships, a small boat, and explosions can be seen on the water in the background.
Date: 1943
Creator: Sewell, Amos, 1901-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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