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  1. "7th War Loan - Now All Together" World War II Bonds/Loan Poster, 1945 - Poster

    "7th War Loan - Now All Together" World War II Bonds/Loan Poster, 1945. Dimensions: 37" x 26".

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    "7th War Loan - Now All Together" World War II Bonds/Loan Poster, 1945
  2. "A Good Soldier" World War II Industry Poster, 1943 - Poster

    "A Good Soldier" World War II Industry Poster, 1943. Dimensions: 40" x 28.5"

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    "A Good Soldier" World War II Industry Poster, 1943
  3. Air Raid Warden window poster, c. 1942-1945 - Poster

    Air Raid Warden window poster, c. 1942-1945. This poster was made by George Dixon Press Inc., Passaic, N.J. Dimensions: 11.5 x 10.5.

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    Air Raid Warden window poster, c. 1942-1945
  4. Americans Suffer When Careless Talk Kills Poster, 1943 - Poster

    Americans Suffer When Careless Talk Kills Poster, 1943. Poster depicts a man consoling a woman with a red, white quilt with blue star near them on their left. The woman has a telegram in her hand with news that says their son was a casualty in the war.

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    Americans Suffer When Careless Talk Kills Poster, 1943
  5. Ano Nuevo Marine Education Center Opening Proclamation (unframed), 2008 - Proclamation

    Ano Nuevo Marine Education Center Opening Proclamation (unframed), 2008. A proclamation of the Ano Nuevo Marine Education Center used for the opening in 2008. Includes history on Ano Nuevo, background on the Ano Nuevo Marine Education Center, and a map from Monterey Bay to Point Ano Nuevo to San Francisco. White thin rolled proclamation made of paper with a gold thin ribbon tied on it inside of a white tube with photocopies of San Juan clippings ...

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    Ano Nuevo Marine Education Center Opening Proclamation (unframed), 2008
  6. Arm for Defense Office of Production Management (Industry) poster, 1941 - Poster

    Arm for Defense Office of Production Management (Industry) poster, 1941. This poster was made by the Office of Production Management to make awareness of the war. Dimensions: 14 x 21.75.

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    Arm for Defense Office of Production Management (Industry) poster, 1941
  7. Army Specialized Training Reserve Program Poster, November 13, 1944. - Poster

    Army Specialized Training Reserve Program Poster, November 13, 1944. Poster in a white and blue background of three soldiers in uniform carrying books before climbing the stairs to a brown building with an arched doorway and an yellow and blue insignia of a mix between a candlestick and a lamp below. Above the brown building with the arched doorway, painted in red and big lettering, the text reads "Boy! What a break!" Below the soldiers in unifor...

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    Army Specialized Training Reserved Program Poster, November 13, 1944
  8. "Attack, Attack - Buy War Bonds" World War II Bonds/Loan Poster, 1942 - Poster

    "Attack, Attack - Buy War Bonds" World War II Bonds/Loan Poster, 1942. 40 x 28 poster printed in shades of green, brown, and gray, with a very narrow white border. An illustration that covers the entire poster depicts several soldiers; the two in the right foreground brandish their rifles and charge into battle and one in the bottom left aims a machine gun. A few more soldiers and a tank charge into battle as well in the background. Behind them i...

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    "Attack, Attack - Buy War Bonds" World War II Bonds/Loan Poster, 1942
  9. "Become a Naval Officer" World War II Recruitment Poster, 1942 - Poster

    "Become a Naval Officer" World War II Recruitment Poster, 1942. 42 x 28 poster with a white background. The top half is occupied by a black and white realistic shaded drawing of a naval officer in profile wearing a cap and holding a pair of binoculars. Behind him is some ship rigging, several bomber planes flying in formation, and three shirtless men with helmets operating an unidentifiable piece of machinery. Directly below the picture, in black...

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    "Become a Naval Officer" World War II Recruitment Poster, 1942
  10. Block Mother Three Cities Defense Council Window Poster, c. 1942-1945. - Poster

    Block Mother Three Cities Defense Council Window Poster, c. 1942-1945. This poster was used to raise awareness for women to sign up to be block mothers to protect children in case of an attack on the city.

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    Block Mother Three Cities Defense Council Window Poster, c. 1942-1945
  11. Bonds Build Ships- Buy More Bonds, 1943 - Poster

    Bonds Build Ships- Buy More Bonds, 1943. The poster displays a big ship in a shipyard being worked on by some rigs on each of the ship's side. Dimensions: 15.75 x 11

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    Bonds Build Ships- Buy More Bonds, 1943
  12. Bring Him Sooner-Buy War Bonds poster, 1943 - Poster

    Bring Him Sooner-Buy War Bonds poster, 1943. This poster displays a man in a soldier's uniform opening and walking through the gate of a white picket fence as he smiles and waves. Dimensions: 15 5/8 x 11

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    Bring Him Sooner-Buy War Bonds poster, 1943
  13. Buy Extra Bonds Poster, 1944 - Poster

    Buy Extra Bonds Poster, 1944. Poster in colored pencil in a blue and dark background of the ship named the U.S.S. Dorado riding through the ocean waves with two men from the U.S. Navy on the ship: one with binoculars at the bottom of the poster, and one holding a spotlight with some light colored in yellow flashing towards from the left hand side to the right hand side. At the top left hand corner of the poster, written in a blue colored pencil i...

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    Buy Extra Bonds Poster, 1944
  14. Buy War Bonds Poster, 1942 - Poster

    Buy War Bonds Poster, 1942. Poster in a black background of a man facing off to the side with a welder helmet covering his face while holding a welding torch in front of a black and gray rectangular square with an arrow pointing directly at a white circle with a red center. At the top of the poster, painted in white, bold with large lettering, the text reads "AIM TO WIN ...". Below the text above, in the black and gray rectangular square, inside ...

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    Buy War Bonds Poster, 1942
  15. "Buy War Bonds" World War II War Bonds Poster, 1944 - Poster

    "Buy War Bonds" World War II War Bonds Poster, 1944. Dimensions: 40" x 28.5".

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    "Buy War Bonds" World War II War Bonds Poster, 1944
  16. Carry On! Buy War Bonds Poster, 1943 - Poster

    Carry On! Buy War Bonds Poster, 1943. This poster displays a woman sitting at her desk whike writing something on a piece of parchment while a man with bandages around his eyes and his right arm is laying down in a bed. Dimensions: 15.75 x 11

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    Carry On! Buy War Bonds Poster, 1943
  17. Civil Defense WWII Poster, 1941 - Poster

    Civil Defense WWII Poster, 1941. Poster in a white background with the Civil Defense insignia in the middle: a blue circle with a white triangle with the painted words "CD" in the middle. Above the Civil Defense insignia, painted in red, bold with huge lettering, the text says "AMERICA / CALLING". Below the Civil Defense insignia, painted in blue, bold with big lettering, the text reads "Take your place in / CIVILIAN DEFENSE / CONSULT YOUR N...

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    Civil Defense WWII Poster, 1941
  18. Coast Guard Enlistment WWII Poster, c. 1942-1945 - Poster

    Coast Guard Enlistment WWII Poster, c. 1942-1945. This poster was used to help promote awareness of applications to join the Coast Guard during WWII. Dimensions: 14 x 11.

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    Coast Guard Enlistment WWII Poster, c. 1942-1945
  19. Collecting Rubber for Uncle Sam, c. 1942-1945 - Poster

    Collecting Rubber for Uncle Sam, c. 1942-1945. This poster was to promote to consumers that they should collect rubber for raising money for World War II. Dimensions: 13.75 x 11.

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    Collecting Rubber for Uncle Sam, c. 1942-1945
  20. Daytime Air Warden 3 Cities Poster, c. 1942-1945 - Poster

    Daytime Air Warden 3 Cities Poster, c. 1942-1945. This poster was used to recognize and promote the air raid wardens who protect the streets and cities during WWII. Dimensions: 11 x 14.

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    Daytime Air Warden 3 Cities Poster, c. 1942-1945
  21. "Don't Get Hurt" World War II Industry Poster, 1943 - Poster

    "Don't Get Hurt" World War II Industry Poster, 1943. Dimensions: 40" x 28.5".

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    "Don't Get Hurt" World War II Salvage Industry, 1943
  22. "Don't Get Hurt" World War II Salvage Industry, 1943 - Poster

    "Twice a Patriot" World War II Industry Poster, 1943. Dimensions: 40" x 28.5"

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    "Don't Get Hurt" World War II Salvage Industry, 1943
  23. Don't Let That Shadow Touch Them-Buy War Bonds Poster, 1942 - Poster

    Don't Let That Shadow Touch Them-Buy War Bonds Poster, 1942. Poster displays some children playing on the grass with a shadow of a swastika surrounding them. Dimensions: 20 x 14.25

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    Don't Let That Shadow Touch Them-Buy War Bonds Poster, 1942
  24. Even A Little Help A Lot Now-Buy U.S. War Stamps Bonds, 1942 - Poster

    Even A Little Help A Lot Now-Buy U.S. War Stamps Bonds, 1942. This poster displays two young women who both have ration books full of stamps displayed in front of them while one of them licks a stamp and presses it on to the book. Dimensions: 20 x 14

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    Even A Little Help A Lot Now-Buy U.S. War Stamps Bonds, 1942
  25. "Every Man Woman and Child" World War II Industry Poster, 1942 - Poster

    "Every Man Woman and Child" World War II Industry Poster, 1942. Dimensions: 28" x 40".

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    "Every Man Woman and Child" World War II Industry Poster, 1942

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