America At War
- Item sets
- World War II Posters
- Title
- America At War
- Creator
- F.W. Woolworth and Co.
- Publisher
- United States. Department of the Treasury
- Date
- 1942 – 1945
- Description
- A Present for the Jap. Bombs being loaded aboard a bomber about to take off for a U.S. Army raid. Destination: Japanese positions in the outer Aleutians. Crews often write personal messages on the "eggs". Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps. Army Transport--where almost every berth's an "upper" and solitude is an unknown quantity. Pardon my foot in your face, buddy. These troops have just boarded ship and they are giving their bunks a try. Any more room for some round trip passengers to Tokyo? Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps. Aboard the Famous Joseph Conrad these lads learn the basic principles of seamanship. The Joseph Conrad is now part of the U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine training program, and here its crew is furling her sails. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. Schools Speed Victory California High School War Stamp Sales Total $29,075. During the spring semester alone, sales of War Savings Stamps at Technical High School, Oakland, California, totaled $29,075. Students bought two-thirds, faculty the remainder. Finance Commissioner Sandy Ross, War Activities Leader Bill Waddell and Red Cross Head Vanita Bailard are shown in the picture. How's your school doing? A Penny for Your Thoughts. They're worth a lot more than a penny these days. If you think to put aside those dimes and quarters for War Stamps, you'll soon have a Bond. And in ten years that $18.75 Bond will be worth a cool $25.00! Put your small change to work for the U.S. A. buying the things it takes to win this war. Here's what War Stamps buy--One 10 War Stamp will pay for a set of Army insignia. One 25 War Stamp will supply a mess kit. Six 25 War Stamps will buy a pair of aviator's gloves. Buy more War Savings Stamps today.
- Subject
- Savings stamps
- War posters, American
- World War, 1939-1945--Finance
- World War, 1939-1945--Posters
- World War, 1939-1945--United States
- Note
- Warning: This record contains a racial slur used against the Japanese during WWII.
- An Exclusive News And Picture Service Prepared For Schools And Showing Our Country In Action. Distributed By The U.S. Treasury.
- Prepared for the U.S. Treasury as an Aid to the Nation's War Effort by the Woolworth Stores.
- Language
- English
- Is Part Of
- Bangor Public Library Special Collections
- Rights
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