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An American WWII defense poster.

A Victory Garden poster from WWII.

A World War II poster.

A WWII lumber production poster from 1943

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A WWII Poster promoting national unity.

A forest fire prevention poster from 1944.

A WWII V-Mail poster from 1943.

A poster promoting Women war workers, 1942.

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A WWII conservation salvage poster from 1943.

"For Defense. Blood means Life. Call Your Red Cross Chapter Today", 1943.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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1945. Lt Bill Proposch, Instructor.

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

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1942 October 17. Newspaper reports on the Big March, Sydney.

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1942 October 17. Sydney. The Big March.

The Courier Mail (Brisbane) article, 1942-12-11. Highgate Hill Hostel to open in January.

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

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

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1942 October 18. Sydney. Newspaper report of Big March.

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The Courier Mail (Brisbane) article, 1943-02-04. "New Hostel for Service Girls".

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

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

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

1943. Brisbane March. Service men and women.

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

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

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

1943. Trades Hall steps, Edward Street, Brisbane. WAAAFs, Brisbane RAAF Command.

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Youth in Twilight: Group of men being sworn in by Major Seth Gayle, Jr. in Washington, D.C., 1940.

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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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Just the Beginning: Reading war news aboard streetcar. San Francisco, California, December 1941.

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

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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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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.

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.

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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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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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.

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

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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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Waiting for trains at the Pennsylvania railroad station, New York City, August 1942.

Crossroads of the World: Union Station concourse showing display the flags of the Allied Nations, Chicago, Illinois. January 1943.

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Fill er Up: 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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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.

Ready for His Close-up: A picture-taking machine in the lobby at the United Nations service center. Washington, D.C., 1943.

Gallery Seats: New York, New York. Italian-Americans watching parade on Mott Street and flag raising ceremony in honor of boys from the neighborhood in the United States Army, 1942.

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.

Waiting for trains at the Pennsylvania railroad station, New York. August 1942.

Fashionable Set: An African-American family recently moved into the Sojourner Truth homes for War workers. Detroit, Michigan 1942.

The Day After: A Japanese restaurant in San Francisco, California. Monday morning after the attack on Pearl Harbor. December 8, 1941.

Driver's Seat: To replace men who have been called to armed service, many young girls like 19-year-old Jewel Halliday are taking jobs never before held by women. October 1943.

Wars, Past & Present: Memorial Day parade moving down the main street in Southington, Connecticut, May 1942. The small number of spectators is accounted for by the fact that the town's war factories did not close for the holiday.

Dayshift Set: Workers coming out of the Highland Park Chrysler plant. Detroit, Michigan. Spring, 1942.

Taking a Sight: Boys trained in the fundamentals of navigation may become technicians in the armed service, Los Angeles, California. Student Thomas Graham in the Victory Corps at Polytechnic High School. September 1942.

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We Can Do It: Women riveters at the Boeing plant in Seattle work at assembly and fitting operations in the fuselage of a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber, 1942.

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Invasion!: Pedestrians watching news of the Normandy Invasion on an electric marquee near Times Square on D-Day, June 6, 1944. New York, New York.

Women in war. Supercharger plant workers. Plant foremen regard 20-year-old Annie Tabor as one of their best lathe operators, despite her lack of previous industrial experience. October 1942.

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Bored Meeting: Chrysler Corporation Dodge truck plant. One of many conferences about production schedules, blueprints, etc. are required to maintain the smooth steady flow of Dodge Army trucks, 1942.

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Loners in a Crowd: Waiting for trains at the Pennsylvania railroad station, in New York City, New York, August 1942.

Inspectors Gadget: Workers inspecting a plane at the Wayne County Airport, a United States Army Air Corps air ferry command base sixteen miles from Detroit, Michigan. September 1942.

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Armed Guard: An Army sentry guards new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers at the airfield of Boeing's Seattle plant, 1942.

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And the War Came: Corner of Montgomery and Market Streets, Monday morning, after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. San Francisco, California, December 8 1941.

Day of Days: Pedestrians watching news of the Normandy Invasion on an electric marquee near Times Square on D-Day, June 6, 1944. New York, New York.

Inspection Arms: A United States Army Air Corps air ferry command base sixteen miles from Detroit, Michigan at Wayne County Airport. Factory inspector and Captain Roddy inspect a new P-38, Sept 1942.

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