Just another nerd.
The Committee on Public Information, an independent government agency created to encourage the US population to support American participation in World War I, commissioned this print after the war to celebrate the 369th Infantry Regiment–nicknamed “Harlem Hellfighters” due to their toughness.
This is a World War II-era poster apparently aimed at American soldiers urging them not to waste food. What’s striking about this particular poster is just how crude it is from a purely artistic perspective. It would be interesting to hear what Americans thought of the voluminous propaganda posters of the era.
This was a British World War I recruiting poster issued in 1915.
A series of propaganda posters produced from 1942 to 1945. The “Down Winslow Says” one is especially interesting. Don Winslow of the Navy was an American comic strip that ran from 1934 to 1955. There was Universal serials based on the comic strip released starting in October 1941.
The U.S. Office of Facts and Figures created these posters in 1942. They were apparently designed to help soldiers heading abroad to be more familiar with the uniforms of Allied troops.
