by Brittany Tomore | Mar 17, 2020
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...
by Liam Cassidy | Mar 17, 2020
The 1918, Great War Era Propaganda Poster, “Don’t talk, the web is spun for you with invisible threads, keep out of it, help to destroy it–spies are listening” is an immaculate display depicting how widespread the effects of World War I was within the...
by Matea Toleska | Mar 17, 2020
The primary source is a poster that was created in 1944 and it is titled “Women: There’s work to be done and a war to be won … Now! See your U.S. Employment Service // Vernon Grant for OWI.” The cartoon is showing women working on and building the word “Women” as well...
by Elizabeth Kuriakose | Mar 17, 2020
This photograph, titled “Sleeping Quarters”, was taken in 1905 by Jacob Riis, a social reformer who exposed the harsh living conditions of immigrants residing in New York City during the early 1900s and inspired urban reform. During the late 1800s, America experienced...
by Wyatt Emme | Mar 17, 2020
The piece that I chose is a wartime poster titled “Woman Your Country Needs You!”. The poster calls upon women to do their part in the efforts of World War I and contribute their service. This is made clear because the image depicts, what appears to be, Lady Liberty...