Kilroy and World War II Note Cards
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Kilroy and World War II Note Cards Description
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Note Cards Featuring World War II Posters
(Associated With the Exhibit "Kilroy Was Here!")
Posters, such as the ones featured on the front of these dramatic note cards, helped mobilize the nation for World War II. They called for sacrifice and participation. Citizens were asked to contribute time and money, to produce products, to conserve resources, and to contribute to the war effort in personal ways. One Office of War Information official said in 1943, "We want to see posters on fences, on the walls of buildings, on village greens,...in hotel lobbies, in the windows of vacant stores...[they should shout] at people from unexpected places with all the urgency which this war demands."
Each card is blank inside, leaving ample room to write your message.
Choose one of the following poster images to appear on the front of your card: - "Keep Him Flying": The war bond poster depicted on the front of this card, "Keep Him Flying," appeared in 1943 from the Government Printing Office for the United States Treasury. It was clearly directed against the Japanese Empire. This poster encouraged citizens to buy war bonds by establishing a direct and personal relationship with pilots fighting at the Pacific front.
- "Now—All Together": C. C. Beall drew this now famous image for the United States Treasury in 1945. "Now—All Together," which depicted the famous scene of United States Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi following victory on Iwo Jima in March 1945, dramatized the reasons for buying war bonds.
- "Remember Dec. 7th": The Office of War Information issued this poster, "Remember Dec. 7th," in 1942. Its outwardly patriotic design sought to stimulate all Americans to increase production and mobilization for the war effort. The command to remember December 7, 1941, however, was hardly necessary as the shock of Pearl Harbor was immediate.
- "The Sky's the Limit": The United States Treasury published this poster encouraging continued production by pronouncing "The Sky's the Limit" for the 6th war loan in 1944. This image and the slogan conveyed a personal appeal for buying war bonds. Posters such as this one were considered an effective means of conveying this type of message.
Produced By: Ohio Historical Society
Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 6.25 inches
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