Corn: The Food of the Nation

Corn: The Food of the Nation

Corn: The Food of The Nation was an American propaganda poster created by Lloyd Harrison for the United States Food Administration in 1918, during the Great War. The Great War was a time in which President Wilson needed to shape the nation in a way to encourage...
Help! The Woman’s Land Army of America

Help! The Woman’s Land Army of America

This poster was created as American propaganda during the first World War in 1918. In the early 20th-century traditional gender roles were still very prominent in America. It was the woman’s job to watch the children, take care of the house, and for men, it was their...
We Can Do It

We Can Do It

Rosie the Riveter is an iconic piece of art that started as World War II propaganda and is still to this day recognized as a feminist symbol for gender equality. World War II was a war of ideologies, with Fascism quickly emerging in Germany and Italy, other countries...
He Can’t Let Go

He Can’t Let Go

He Can’t Let Go             The image, “He Can’t Let Go,” by Louis Dalrymple is a symbolic representation of the American perspective on the Philippine-American War, which occurred from 1899 to 1902. The Philippine-American War emerged after the Spanish-American War,...
Soldiers Without Guns

Soldiers Without Guns

Soldiers Without Guns Adolph Treidler’s “Soldiers Without Guns” was created in 1944 and published by the Government Printing Office to contribute to propaganda spread during World War II, which encouraged women to join the workforce[1]. The poster showcases three...