$4,410
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Auction: May 20, 2021 1:00:00 PM EDT
Locations vary, ca. 1940s. 85 color lithographic posters, and one printed booklet. Condition varies, generally: A-B; scattered wear, short closed tears, and creasing. Measuring from 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (27 x 19 cm) to 37 x 52 in. (94 x 132 mm).
List found below
Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum to benefit collections care, preservation, and future acquisitions.
1. Batchelor. Vital Statistics…American Red Cross
2. Barclay, McClelland. Save Your Cans, Help pass the Ammunition. Salvage Division, War Production Board
3. Binder. It is a “Weapon of War”! Save Waste Paper
4. Bogorad. Christmas Mailing Time. U.S. Army and Navy Postal Services
5. Chance, Fred. War Traffic Must Come First…Don’t Waste Transportation. Association of American Railroad, Office of Defense Transportation
6. Cooper, Fred. Give ’em the old 1-2…U.S. Office of Defense Transportation
7. Disney, Walt. Prevent Forest Fires…U.S. Dept. Agriculture, Forest Service, State Forest Service
8. Dugo. Buy Christmas Seals…Protect Your Home From Tuberculosis. National Tuberculosis Association
9. Flagg, James Montgomery. You Can Lick Runaway Prices…O.W.I. for the Office of Economic Stabilization
10. Gasoline Conservation Advertising Suggestions, 1944. One volume. Printed booklet. New York.
11. Hall, Tom. A pint of your Blood, May save a Soldiers Life!
12. Hayden, Hayden. A little from you…means a lot to them…Give to USO
13. Helguera, L. Keep up the good work, Keep down living costs
14. J.M. Every Fire is Sabotage Today! The National Board of Fire Underwriters
15. Kling. “This year…I’m giving double!”
16. Koerner, H. Save waste fats for explosives…Take Them To Your Meat Dealer. OWI Poster No. 63
17. Melbourne, Montgomery. Millions of troops are on the move…is Your trip necessary? Office of Defense Transportation
18. Newman, Emily. Allies for a big job…OCD…Cooperate with your Local Defense Council
19. Parker, A. “We’ll have lots to eat this winter, won’t we Mother?” Grow Your Own, Can Your Own. OWI Poster No. 57
20. Pursell, Weiner. When you ride Alone you ride with Hitler! Join a Car-Sharing Club Today!
21. Rabkin. Don’t Burn Waste Paper, Call a Collector! Division of Information, Office of Emergency Management
22. Roye, Syd. Your Blood May Save Your Next of Kin…American Red Cross. Universal Pictures
23. Rozen, Jerome. “Won’t you give my boy a chance to get home?” Don’t travel… U.S. Office of Defense Transportation
24. Sarra. I’ll Carry Mine Too! Office of Defense Transportation
25. Schlaikier. Your Red Cross is at his side
26. Scott, Howard. You help someone you know…when you give to the USO
27. Unknown Artist. An Urgent Plea: Save Waste Paper… Salvage Division, War Production Board
28. Unknown Artist. A Message to our Tenants from the Government… Office of War Information
29. Unknown Artist. Behind the Eagle Stand the Forests
30. Unknown Artist. Bundle Waste Paper for War…
31. Unknown Artist. Can All You Can…OWI Poster No. 77
32. Unknown Artist. Canned Foods are Vital to Victory… Office of Price Administration
33. Unknown Artist. Check Your Tire Week… National Association of Independent Tire Dealers Inc.
34. Unknown Artist. Cost of Living 1918…1944. Office of Price Administration
35. Unknown Artist. Deliver More Now…Defense Production Depends on You. National Association of Waste Material Dealers, Inc.
36. Unknown Artist. Dig for Victory…For their sake—Grow Your Own Vegetables. Jarrold & Son, Ltd., Norwich
37. Unknown Artist. Do with less—so they’ll have enough! Rationing Gives You Your Fair Share. OWI Poster No. 37
38. Unknown Artist. Food is a Weapon…Don’t Waste it! OWI Poster No. 58
39. Unknown Artist. For Gunpowder…Save Waste Fats…
40. Unknown Artist. For Health...eat some food from each group…every day! U.S. Department of Agriculture
41. Unknown Artist. Fuel Fights! Save Your Share…
42. Unknown Artist. Gasoline and Tires are Fighting with Them! Share Your Car
43. Unknown Artist. Get in the Scrap. War Production Board
44. Unknown Artist. Give it Your Best! O.W.I. Poster No. 9
45. Unknown Artist. Grass Makes Meat…Prevent Range Fires… U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
46. Unknown Artist. Grocer—Consumer, Anti-inflation Campaign…
47. Unknown Artist. Help Bring Them Back to You! Make Yours a Victory Home! OWI Poster No. 41
48. Unknown Artist. Here’s How to Head Off Runaway Prices…O.W.I. for the Office of Economic Stabilization
49. Unknown Artist. Homemaker’s War Guide… OWI Poster No. 20
50. Unknown Artist. How to Keep Warm With Less Fuel This Winter… Office of War Information
51. Unknown Artist. How to Shop With War Ration Book Two… Office of Price Administration
52. Unknown Artist. I’m Out to Lick Runaway Prices… O.W.I. for the Office of Economic Stabilization
53. Unknown Artist. Insulate! Keep Warm with Less Fuel… U.S. Government Fuel Conservation Campaign
54. Unknown Artist. Is Your Trip Necessary? Office of Defense Transportation
55. Unknown Artist. Keep the Cost of Living Down…
56. Unknown Artist. Keep the Home Front Pledge…
57. Unknown Artist. Keep “Old Man Winter” Out… Libbey Owens Ford Glass Company
58. Unknown Artist. Last year… Office of Price Administration
59. Unknown Artist. Let’s All Watch Our Pennies…
60. Unknown Artist. Let’s Work for Victory…Save Tin…Libby’s 100 Famous Foods
61. Unknown Artist. Make this Pledge: I pay no more than top legal prices…
62. Unknown Artist. Men’s Rubber Boots and Rubber Work Shoes are Rationed
63. Unknown Artist. Mrs America buys food with care… Consumer Division, Office of Price Administration
64. Unknown Artist. New Air Raid Warning System… U.S. Office of Civilian Defense
65. Unknown Artist. Official Civilian Defense Insignia… U.S. Office of Civilian Defense
66. Unknown Artist. Official Notice to Gasoline Consumers. Office of Price Administration
67. Unknown Artist. The OPA Program to assure the Necessities of Like in Wartime… Educational Services Branch, Department of Information, Office of Price Administration
68. Unknown Artist. OPA Top Legal Prices. Office of Price Administration
69. Unknown Artist. Pledge your Conscience to your Country…Help Speed Victory
70. Unknown Artist. Plow Around to Prevent Forest Fires… U.S. Dept. Agriculture, Forest Service
71. Unknown Artist. Prevent Forest Fires! U.S. Department Agriculture, Forest Service, State Forest Service
72. Unknown Artist. Rationing is Sharing With Our Fighters and Neighbors. O.P.A. Poster
73. Unknown Artist. Rationing means a fair share for all of us. Office of Price Administration
74. Unknown Artist. Rationing Safeguards Your Share. Office of Price Administration
75. Unknown Artist. Save Waste Fats. War Production Board
76. Unknown Artist. Since Pearl Harbor… American Red Cross
77. Unknown Artist. Stamp Out Black Markets…With Your Ration Stamps
78. Unknown Artist. To the Proprietor… Office of Price Administration
79. Unknown Artist. Wanted for Victory… Division of Information, Office for Emergency Management
80. Unknown Artist. Waste Paper Makes Containers for Blood Plasma. U.S. Victory Waste Paper Campaign
81. Unknown Artist. We are Co-operating 100%...American Red Cross
82. Unknown Artist. We’ll Take Care of the Rising Sun…You Take Care of Rising Prices. O.W.I. for the Office of Economic Stabilization
83. Unknown Artist. Win with Tin. War Production Board
84. Unknown Artist. When Air Raid Warning Comes… Office of Civilian Defense
85. Unknown Artist. Your OPA Program… Office of Price Administration