Original Item: Only One Available. Guns, tanks, and bombs were the principal weapons of World War II, but there were other, more subtle forms of warfare as well. Words, posters, and films waged a constant battle for the hearts and minds of the American citizenry just as surely as military weapons engaged the enemy. Persuading the American public became a wartime industry, almost as important as the manufacturing of bullets and planes. The Government launched an aggressive propaganda campaign with clearly articulated goals and strategies to galvanize public support, and it recruited some of the nation's foremost intellectuals, artists, and filmmakers to wage the war on that front.

This is a small example of one of the more rare WWII propaganda posters. The poster depicts Uncle Sam holding the U.S. flag and pointing forward appearing in a smoke cloud above fighting troops, with airplanes flying overhead. The bottom of the poster reads:

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1942-O-474689 WSS 510-A

The poster has a single folding crease horizontally across, with some small tack holes in the four corners. Otherwise, it’s in great shape.

Ready to frame and display.