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Cost of living in two wars: Keep up the good work, keep down living costs, pay no more than ceiling prices, , 1944

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Subseries 2.2:

Scope and Content of the Subseries

From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains posters on the economics of the home front, including: war bonds, taxes, rationing, and price regulation.

Dates

  • Creation: 1944

Creator

Languages

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English and French.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

2 posters

Dimensions

28.5 x 40 in.

Note

Poster showing Uncle Sam gesturing to a graph showing the relatively lower cost of living in the Second World War than in the First World War. At the bottom right hand corner of the poster is a woman in an apron pledging the "Home Front Pledge". Poster art by Leon Helguera. Produced by the Price Administration Office (cf. Monthly Catalog, Issue 594, July 144, p. 850). Printed: [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1944, O-585391. Reference Numbers: wwp00113_0001, wwp00113_0002. (See also: Reference Number: wwp00112).

Repository Details

Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository

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