1940s Posters

"Are you a girl with a Star-Spangled heart? Join the WAC Now!" Vintage WWII Women's Army Corps Poster by Bradzzhov Krandell, 1943 This 1943 recruiting poster encourages patriotic wo...

This is an original World War II era poster, produced in circa 1944. The poster was released by General Cable as part of the famous "Fight Talk" series, which promoted the importance of communication, safety, security, and job performance. It was designed by watercolor artist and illustrator Cecil C. Beall. This poster was produced as a tribute to the Air Force soldiers on the front lines during WWII. The poster shows wounded, yet good spirited, bomber crewmen giving an "OK" hand gesture. They stand in front of a background of landing and shot-up B25s. White block text at the bottom of the poster reads, "Under The Shadow Of Their Wings/Our Land Shall Dwell Secure." The poster served as a reminder to the citizens back home that the servicemen of the Air Force would protect the country from danger. Cecil Calvert (C. C.) Beall (1892–1970) was an American commercial illustrator. He worked in watercolors and illustrations, and produced drawings for magazines and comic books such as the Saturday Evening Post, Vanity Fair and Reader's Digest. Beall also designed posters for the United States government for war loan drives during WWII. One of Beall's most recognizable works is his "Now All Together" 7th Liberty Loan poster, which depicts the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima from Joe Rosenthal...

Dated 1944, this vintage WWII poster encourages the purchase of War Bonds. The poster depicts a machine gunner in action, fighting in the Pacific theater. His hands clutch a machine gun while a targeted Japanese Zero falls in flames behind him. The poster reads “YOU can’t afford to miss EITHER” at the top of the image, further urging the American populace to “BUY BONDS EVERY PAYDAY” at the bottom of the poster. This poster was an official U.S. Treasury Department poster, illustrated by Martha Sawyers and printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office in 1944. The war ushered in the biggest advertising Campaign to date, critical to the wartime communication needs of every combatant: from raising money, recruiting soldiers and boosting volunteer efforts, to spurring production and provoking outrage at enemy atrocities. The most common themes found in the posters were the consequences of careless talk, anti-German and Japanese propaganda...

Dated 1944, this vintage WWII poster encourages the purchase of War Bonds. The poster depicts a machine gunner in action, fighting in the Pacific theater. His hands clutch a machine gun while a targeted Japanese Zero falls in flames behind him. The poster reads “YOU can’t afford to miss EITHER” at the top of the image, further urging the American populace to “BUY BONDS EVERY PAYDAY” at the bottom of the poster. This poster was an official U.S. Treasury Department poster, illustrated by Martha Sawyers and printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office in 1944. The war ushered in the biggest advertising Campaign to date, critical to the wartime communication needs of every combatant: from raising money, recruiting soldiers and boosting volunteer efforts, to spurring production and provoking outrage at enemy atrocities. The most common themes found in the posters were the consequences of careless talk, anti-German and Japanese propaganda...

Presented is an original French propaganda poster from WWII. An illustrated portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt is set against the background...

This impassioned poster commemorates the Ghetto Uprising in 1943. The poster features five figures amidst rubble and smoke representing the Jewish people of Warsaw. The central figur...

This is a vintage Saturday Evening Post poster by Emery Clarke from 1940. The artist has signed the poster in the lithograph stone, shown...

Advertising poster of the Spanish tourism office during Franco's dictatorship by Josep Morell. Salvador Dalí was inspired by this poster for his work: "Lidia de Cadaqués", 1970. ...

Presented is an original Marines World War II recruitment poster from 1942. It was produced by the Alpha Litho. Co., out of Camden, NJ. In the center...

The first Series E U.S. Savings Bond was purchased by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 1, 1941. During WWII war bonds were a source of monetary income for the United States gov...

This chromolithograph print was published by the US Office of War Information, circa 1942. Designed by the artist Dorothy Hope Smith, this World War II propaganda poster is meant to warn citizens against "careless talk," as it could prove costly to American lives in the war efforts. The poster depicts a little girl wearing a short-sleeved red gingham dress...

This is an original WW II poster that reads: "I'm Counting On You! Don't Discuss: Troop Movements / Ship Sailings / War Equipment." The poster was designe...