Name/Title
Homemaker's War GuideDescription
Chart with columns providing illustrated suggestions for supporting the war effort. Colors used are red, blue, black/gray and white. Topics include conserving, storing, and reusing food, textiles, rubber, and metals, and instructions for taking protective measures in case of attack, and for participating in wartime community organizations. Centered at top of the poster is a graphic image representing women in various work and military uniforms, standing with airplanes, ambulances, a car, and a tank. The "homemaker" is highlighted at center and is represented wearing an apron, holding a saucepan, standing inside a red houseCollection
Poster CollectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
U.S. Government Printing OfficeDate made
1942Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
US Office of War InformationLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PosterNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
War posters, Plans, Rationing, Consumer, Air raid warning systems, Salvage, HomemakersSearch Terms
War Guide, InstructionsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
27-7/8 inWidth
22 in