Browse Items (27 total)

The American Red Cross, Red Cross Volunteer Nurse's Aide, American Red Cross, 1941-1945

The American Red Cross created posters such as these to recruit volunteer nurses' aides. The caption reminds the viewer that "your help can save many…

Tags: American Red Cross, Blood Supply, Health, Nursing, Posters, Volunteerism

National Museum of American History, For Your Country's Sake Today – For Your Own Sake Tomorrow, National Museum of American History., 1944

This poster, created by Steele Savage in 1944, appealed to the patriotism of women aged 20 to 35 to prompt them to enlist in the Women's Army Corps,…

Tags: Campaign, Patriotism, Posters, War, Women, World War II

Piho, E., Tell us exactly in what way we limit your initiative!, Rutgers & McGraw Hill, 1970s

According to Ewing (1977), employee stultification is a feature common to all bureaucracies. As a hierarchy, bureaucracy always seeks control and…

Tags: Art, Bureacracy, Cartoons, Freedom, Posters, Satire

Rabinovich, Y., The "most promising" employee, Rutgers, 1964

"Poet: Tumarinson, G.

This boss is generous with promises—
He may make hundreds of promises...
But all his claims are simple proofs
Of his…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Corruption, Empty Promises, Posters, Satire

Trunev, Y., Smokagogue, Rutgers, 1973

"Smokagogue is an acronym of two words: smoke and demagogue.

Poet: Suslov, V.

To clean the air?—He says that we must.
“I’ll put the filters…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Pollution, Posters, Satire, Smokagogue

Kunnap, V., Save more!, Rutgers, 1972

"Poet: Alekseyev, V. “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1972
They met the savings quotas by hook and crook, and curves,
But for the celebration they ate…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Corruption, Lavish, Posters, Satire, Waste

Valk, G., How everything started, Rutgers, 1968

"The theme of the poster is the approachability and accessibility of bureaucratic leaders. It tackles this subject with a great sense of humor. God,…

Tags: Art, Atheism, Bureaucracy, Cartoons, Posters, Religion, Satire

Kunnap, V., The house with ghosts, Rutgers, 1972

"Poet: Shumilin, V. “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1972
He is just a genius for a shady business deal:
Fake names on the payroll he shows as…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Corruption, Dead Souls, Fighting Pencil, Posters, Satire

Hayden Hayden, United Service Organizations, Pritzker Military Museum and Library, Unknown

World War II era poster of a smiling soldier and nurse. Supporting America’s troops was the first mission of the USO. In 1941, as it became clear that…

Tags: FDR, Military, Posters, Salvation Army, United Service Organization, United States, USO, World War II, WWII, YWCA

World Health Organization, World Health Organization Archives, World Health Organization, 1995

A WHO poster commemorating the eradication of smallpox, stored in the archives.

The World Health Organization retains their own records and…

Tags: Archives, Diseases, Posters, Smallpox, WHO, World Health Organization

Library of Congress, Get Ahead! Adult Education Classes, Library of Congress, Between 1936 and 1941

Poster encouraging adults to attend adult education classes

Federal Art Project, sponsor. By the People, For the People

Tags: Adult Education, Adults, Federal Art Project, Posters, Public Education

Pennsylvania Art WPA, Volunteers Needed at Once!, Library of Congress, ca. 1941-43

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead,…

Tags: Democracy, Home Front, Military Front, Nationalism, Posters, United States, World War II

Louis Hirshman & William Tasker, Service on the Home Front, Library of Congress, ca. 1941-43

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good actions; try to use ordinary situations. Jean Paul Richter, German author World War II posters…

Tags: Democracy, Home Front, Military Front, Nationalism, Posters, United States, World War II

J. Carl Mueller, Hero Land, Library of Congress, 1917

Poster advertisement for Hero Land

Held at the Grand Central Palace in 1917 (from November 24-December 12), Hero Land was a WWI Allied war relief…

Tags: Events, Hero Land, Posters, War, War Relief, World War I

Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, Milk Fund / Monster Vaudeville Show WPA Poster, Library of Congress, 1939

This poster encourages the viewer to "give to the needy" and "join the mayor's welfare milk fund." Created as part of the Federal Arts Project under…

Tags: Federal Arts Project, Milk Fund, Millicent Hearst, Monster Vaudeville Show, Posters, WPA

American Red Cross, A Word of Thanks, American Red Cross, 1941-1945

In this poster, the American Red Cross offers its sincere gratitude to the public for their volunteer and financial contributions.

The American…

Tags: American Red Cross, Blood, Blood Drive, Nursing, Posters, Volunteerism

John E. Shreridan, American Library Association United War Work Campaign Poster, Library of Congress, 1918

This poster for the American Library Association was created under the United War Work Campaign. It reads, "'Hey Fellows!' Your Money Brings the Book…

Tags: American Library Association, Posters, United War Work Campaign, War, Woodrow Wilson, World War I

YWCA, United War Work Campaign Poster, Library of Congress, 1917 or 1918

Poster advertising the United War Work Campaign. It reads, "If you only knew! How much joy your dollars bring 'over there' you'd GIVE and GIVE and…

Tags: Posters, United War Work Campaign, War, War Relief, Woodrow Wilson, World War I

National Library of Medicine, Public Health Poster, National Library of Medicine, Mid 1940s

In midcentury, public health groups took cues from the advertising industry to warn of various health risks. A retrospective of 20th-century health…

Tags: Diseases, Posters, Public Health, Syphilis

National Library of Medicine, AIDS Education Posters, National Library of Medicine, 1986

AIDS education poster advocating condom use and aimed toward educating people about HIV/AIDS prevention, risks, social advocacy, and compassion for…

Tags: AIDS, AIDS Education, AIDS Prevention, Posters, Public Health, Safe Sex

Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project (Artist: Erik Hans Krause), Nurse the Baby, Library of Congress, 1938

This poster promotes proper child care and breastfeeding technique, encouraging women to talk to their doctor and educate themselves through Health…

Tags: Child Care, FDR, Federal Arts Project, Posters, Women, WPA

U.S. National Library of Medicine, Chinese Public Health Movement, U.S. National Library of Medicine., 1930 to SARS

Chinese Public Health movement is the large collection of Chinese Public Health materials, about seven thousand items produced from early 20th century…

Tags: China, Chinese Public Health, Collection, Posters, Public Health, SARS

Work Projects Administration, Cook County Public Health Unit, Library of Congress, 1936-1941

This poster is one of the 907 posters produced by Work Projects Administration (WPA) from 1936 to 1943 by various branches of the WPA. The posters…

Tags: Art, Cook County, Posters, Program, Public Health, WPA

Chicago Department of Health, Diphtheria Strikes, Library of Congress, 1941

This poster is one of the 907 posters produced by Work Projects Administration (WPA) from 1936 to 1943 by various branches of the WPA.The posters…

Tags: Diphtheria Strikes, Diseases, FDR, Posters, WPA

EPA, Drinking Water Security Poster, EPA, May 16th, 2003

This poster not only brings awareness to the importance of safe drinking water, but it also encourages the public to get involved and take action,…

Tags: EPA, Posters, Public Health, Public Water, SDWA, Water

Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, Expecting? Get the Right Advice from the Right Sources, Library of Congress, September 2nd, 1938

Posters from the Works Progress Administration often focused on public health. This poster focuses on infant care, which was a particularly popular…

Tags: FDR, Federal Arts Project, Infant Care, Posters, Public Health, WPA

Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project (Artist: Ben Kaplan), Health for Efficiency, Library of Congress, 1936-1941

This poster, sponsored by the Adult Education Project of the Board of Education and WPA, is an advertisement for free courses on "health education."…

Tags: Education, FDR, Federal Arts Project, Health Education, Posters, WPA