Original Item: Only One Available. We found a small collection of these posters which had been stored since WWII. This poster shows a medic who is giving plasma to a wounded soldier on the battlefield. There are paratroopers and airplanes in the back in rough terrain. A drop container next to the soldiers dropped the medical kit. The poster measures 24 ½” x 21”.

This image was made to show the American people that donating blood/plasma saved the lives of the fighting men overseas. The poster is in good condition but does display some wear, wrinkles and minor tearing throughout, especially the edges. The poster was mounted on a ¼” thick board sometime during the war or soon after the war ended. The image seen on this poster has been used in various wartime advertisements, one being ALCOA Aluminum.

ALCOA played a significant role in WWII as a leading producer of aluminum, needed for aircraft construction. The town of Alcoa is located in Blount County, in East Tennessee. Aluminum production during WWII, needed for aluminum sheeting in aircraft production.

Poster comes unframed and attached to a rigid foam backing board. Ready to display in your WWII homefront poster collections!

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.

The Government tried to identify the most effective poster style. One government-commissioned study concluded that the best posters were those that made a direct, emotional appeal and presented realistic pictures in photographic detail. The study found that symbolic or humorous posters attracted less attention, made a less favorable impression, and did not inspire enthusiasm. Nevertheless, many symbolic and humorous posters were judged to be outstanding in national poster competitions during the war.