Poster, Political

Object/Artifact

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Ripon Historical Society

Poster promoting rationing, featuring a smiling soldier in a helmet holding a metal cup, with the bold text, "Do with less—so they’ll have enough!" prominently displayed across the top, while a red banner at the bottom reads, "Rationing gives you your fair share." This propaganda is aimed at encouraging the home front to conserve resources during the war effort, highlighting the importance of sharing and making sacrifices so that military personnel can receive adequate supplies.

Poster promoting rationing, featuring a smiling soldier in a helmet holding a metal cup, with the bold text, "Do with less—so they’ll have enough!" prominently displayed across the top, while a red banner at the bottom reads, "Rationing gives you your fair share." This propaganda is aimed at encouraging the home front to conserve resources during the war effort, highlighting the importance of sharing and making sacrifices so that military personnel can receive adequate supplies.

Name/Title

Poster, Political

Entry/Object ID

AX2002.0022.0001

Description

22" x 28" paper World War 2 poster with picture of soldier in color. Promotes rationing. Published by the Office of War Information 1943. Folds into 4 parts horizontality and 2 parts vertically for mailing. Paper yellowed, intact and legible but has 5 oil spots on edges from putty-like material used to hang poster. 12/2024: Unfolded and laid flat.

Collection

Military

Acquisition

Accession

AX2002.0022

Source or Donor

unknown

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1943

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Poster, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Poster

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Poster, Political, Advertising Medium