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Office of War Information Poster: Keep 'Em Fighting. Production Wins Wars.  Stop Accidents

Original Title/Caption:  "Keep 'Em Fighting. Production Wins Wars. Stop Accidents."

 

Description: This full color World War II poster features a sailor holding a missile in the center.  The sailor wears a white hat, no shirt or shoes, and dingy khaki pants that have been rolled up to the ankle.  The image of the sailor is set against a blue background.  The poster reads, “Keep ‘em Fighting.  Production Wins Wars,” in black and white lettering.  In italicized red letters, the poster continues, “Stop Accidents.”  Finally, the poster reads, “National Safety Council Inc,” in small white letters near the bottom of the poster.  This poster was produced between 1941 and 1945.

 

Source: “Keep 'em fighting. Production wins wars. Stop accidents.” Poster, 1941-45. From the National Archives at College Park, Record Group 44, Records of the Office of Government Reports, 1932-1947. Still Picture Records, Series: World War II Posters, 1942-1945. http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/basic_search.jsp (accessed March 20, 2007).

 

Historical discussion: Notice that this World War II poster on home front safety uses the image of a sailor in combat to remind viewers that workplace safety improved production and made troops serving abroad safer.
 

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