WWII Homefront: Pitching In

A more detailed examination of this topic is planned for the future. In the meantime, this small archive is presented.

War Bonds, Stamps, and Savings

5th War Loan promotion, version 1 5th War Loan promotion, version 2 War Bonds Ad with Frank Sinatra Buy Stamps and Bonds Payroll Savings Promotion Philco Corporation War Bond Advertisement, anti-Axis RCA War Bonds Advertisment Victory Ship Bank (4 views) Liberty Bell Bank (3 views) War Bond Missile Savings Bank (2 views) Postal Cover: "For Defense Buy United States Savings Bonds" Postal Cover: "It's More Than a War Bond" Postal Cover: "Keep His Bayonet Sharp With Bonds" Postal Cover: "Portrait of a Patriot--Buy War Bonds" Postal Cover: "Speed; All-Out Production With War Bonds And War Stamps" Postal Cover: "Triumph Over Tyranny; Buy War Bonds" Postal Cover: "A Bond to Save Our People From Bondage," 1942 My Victory Book War Stamp, Fold-out (6 pgs) 1942 Savings Bond Stamp Booklet (2 views)

Rationing, Scrap Drives, Donations, Sacrifice

Photograph: Scrap Records Drive, July 3, 1943 Baseball Score Card for a game promoting Army-Navy Relief Postal Cover: "Whose Blood Will Save Him? Protestant, Catholic, Jew--It's all American Blood" "This is the Army" Relief Promotion with Jimmy Durante War Ration Book 2 War Ration Book 4 (4 views) Office of Price Administration Ration Tokens (2 views) Article: "Why the Meat Shortage?" by Harry Henderson (USDA), Woman's Day, November 1942, pg 35 Women's Day War Food Bulletin (first issue) February 1943 Skinless Frankfurters Ad: "Our Government Says: Don't Waste Food" V for Volunteer Button Volunteer Button War Chest Pin     Are You Still Saving Used Fat? Gas Rationing, with Fibber McGee and Molly Homefront Sacrifice Is Your Trip Necessary? Kraft Dinner Saves Ration Points America's Fighting Men Need Meat! Price Control Save Paper Sugar Rationing Is Necessary Conserve Sugar and Gasoline Texaco Car Warden Tire Registration Week Patriotic Message From Fibber McGee and Molly Have Your Own Victory Garden Waste Paper Shortage

Service

Blue Star Window Banner: "Serving Our Country" Poster: "True Blue," featuring an African American family Poster: The U.S. Marines Want You; Enlist Today Sign: Fight; Let's Go!; Join the Navy The Army Woman's Handbook Ad: "What did you do today...for freedom? Royledge Shelving Ad: "A decoration to you Mrs. War-Wife" Nabisco Ad: "What will your family do about 'snacks' while you're busy with OCD meeting? Join the WAC; Become a Laboratory Technician Enlist Now as an Air WAC To Speed Them Back, Join the WAC Join the WAC; Kraft Music Hall segment with Bing Crosby

War Workers

Rheingold Beer Ad Featuring Woman War Worker, 1943 Button: "The Man Behind the Man Behind the Gun" War Worker Merit Award Pin from Packard Production "E" War Worker Pin Poster: "Don't Talk Out of Turn!" Poster: "Longing Won't Bring Him Back Sooner, Get a War Job!" Poster: "Twice a Patriot!" Poster: "Victory Waits on Your Fingers" Poster: "We Can Do It!" (featuring "Rosie the Riveter" Rosie the Riveter, by Norman Rockwell, Saturday Evening Post, May 29, 1943 Rosie the Riveter (1944) Movie Poster Rosie the Riveter (1944) Movie Poster Poster: "We're All In the Army Now" Wrigley's Gum Ad: "Give Him a Victory Lunch" Spensers Supports Ad: "I lost $16.14 wages in one week without my SPENCER...worse, still, cut my war output!" Spam Ad: "What do you cook at home for Dick?" Navy Salute from Camels, with Jack Benny

Security (Blackouts, Stopping Rumors)

Postcard: "Air Raid and Black Out" Postcard: "What We Found in Last Night's Blackout" Poster: "No Room For Rumors" Careless Talk Doomed a Fast Tanker 1943 Arcade Card: "Coast Artillery" Boeing Camouflaged (7 images) Newspaper Insert: "What To Do In An Air Raid" Los Angeles Southside Journal, February 6, 1942

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