War Production
Striking Power: Columbia River Electricity and War Production
Lloyd Hoff’s graphic design connects hydroelectric power with ships, aircraft and wartime work.
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Discover the artists, campaigns and imagery behind the posters, with archival sources and links to the corresponding editions.
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War Bonds
G.I. Bonds: Pin-Up Advertising and the Savings Message
A pin-up image and a repeated border slogan turn bond promotion into a visual joke.
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Allied
The Tank Tour: When Britain’s Tanks Became Mobile Banks
In 1917 and 1918 real tanks toured British towns selling war bonds from a cashier’s seat inside. This Scottish poster told people the tank was coming.
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Home Front
Give It Your Best: Charles Coiner’s Flag Poster
A flag and four short words show how restrained design could carry a wartime appeal.
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Military Heritage
La Fayette Year: Remembering the Franco-American Alliance
The 1757–1957 bicentenary turns Revolutionary War memory into a celebration of Franco-American ties.
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Army
Army Day: Part of the Team for Security
This Army Day design belongs to the transition toward a unified Armed Forces celebration.
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Navy
Navy Heritage Poster: Lou Nolan’s 1959 Sailor, Boy and USS Constitution
Lou Nolan’s 1959 Heritage poster sold Navy service with a sailor, a boy and Old Ironsides. The story of the image, the artist and why it lasted for decades.
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Navy
Bomb Tokyo With Your Extra Change: The Mystery Ship Shangri-La
How a presidential joke about the Doolittle Raid became a war stamp campaign, and then a real aircraft carrier.
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War Production
Do It Right, Make It Bite: Quality as a Wartime Duty
A munitions worker connects careful manufacturing with the effectiveness of weapons at sea.
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Home Front
I’m Making Bombs and Buying Bonds: Canada’s Home Front
A Canadian worker is asked to contribute twice: through production and through Victory Bonds.
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War Bonds
Buy a Liberty Bond: Three Car Cards and a Public Appeal
This grouped design preserves three short First World War advertisements aimed at everyday travellers.
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Home Front
Mine More Coal: Walter Whitehead’s Miner and Soldier
A miner and an infantryman stand back to back in a First World War appeal for fuel production.
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