Original Title/Caption:  "Manpower Lost in 1941 - Shop Accidents Deprived Our Fighting Forces of: 7 Extra Battleships, 3,750 Extra Heavy Bombers, 7,500 Extra Fighter Planes, 11,250 Extra Light Tanks. For Victory's Sake - Stay on the Job! They Must Have Electric Motors to Run the Machinery to Make It!"

Description: The header of this World War II poster reads, “Manpower Lost in 1941 – Shop Accident Deprived Our Fighting Forces of.”  The upper two-thirds of the poster features a yellow background. All of the header is in blue letter, except “Shop Accidents,” which stands out in red lettering.  A chart in the center of the poster reads, “7 Extra Battleships, 3,750 Extra Heavy Bombers, 7,500 Extra Fighter Planes, 11,250 Extra Light Tanks.”  A drawing of each piece of military machinery fills out the chart, which also features red and blue lettering.  Under the chart, the poster features a blue banner that reads, “For Victory’s Sake – Stay on the Job!,” in yellow and white lettering.  The bottom third of the poster has a white background, bordered in red, and reads, “They Must Have Electric Motors to Run the Machinery to Make It!,” in bold black lettering.   This poster was produced roughly between 1942-1943.

Source: "Manpower Lost in 1941 - Shop Accidents Deprived Our Fighting Forces of: 7 Extra Battleships, 3,750 Extra Heavy Bombers, 7,500 Extra Fighter Planes, 11,250 Extra Light Tanks. For Victory's Sake - Stay on the Job! They Must Have Electric Motors to Run the Machinery to Make It!" Poster, ca. 1942-ca. 1943. From the National Archives at College Park, Record Group 179, Records of the War Production Board, 1918 - 1947. Still Picture Records, Series: War Production Board, 1942 - 1943. http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/basic_search.jsp (accessed March 20, 2007).