Original Item: Only One Available. In the face of acute wartime shortages increased production was of vital importance to the war effort. This is perhaps one of the most striking and potent examples of propaganda for raising industrial production to fight the Axis powers.

This gorgeous poster was designed by the War Production Board in 1942 for the United States. The bottom reads U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-465181, indicating design in 1942. Offered in good condition, all colors are vibrant and easily discernible. The fold lines are still barely visible. This example has thankfully been linen-backed which has preserved it well, allowing for easy handling and safe-keeping. This example would look best framed! The poster depicts a rolling snowball labeled MORE PRODUCTION rolling and enlarging as it barrels towards the three Axis leaders, Hirohito, Mussolini, and AH, meant to represent the power of stateside production in the war effort. There are a few small rips and tears along the edges of the poster. The poster measures a displayable 28½ x 40”, and comes ready for further research and framing!

Guns, tanks, and bombs were the principal weapons of World War II, but there were other, more subtle forms of warfare as well. Words, posters, and films waged a constant battle for the hearts and minds of the American citizenry just as surely as military weapons engaged the enemy. Persuading the American public became a wartime industry, almost as important as the manufacturing of bullets and planes. The Government launched an aggressive propaganda campaign with clearly articulated goals and strategies to galvanize public support, and it recruited some of the nation's foremost intellectuals, artists, and filmmakers to wage the war on that front.