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W. H. Harrison (left), Director, Production Division, War Production Board and Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

W. H. Harrison (left), Director, Production Division, War Production B...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, group of people, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Robert R. Nathan, Assistant Director of Progress Reports, War Production Board, one of the members of the Planning Committee which acts in an advisory capacity to Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of War Production Board

Robert R. Nathan, Assistant Director of Progress Reports, War Producti...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Make it right--They'll make it fight. Poster distributed by War Production Board (WPB) to war plants. The original is 22 inches x 28 inches and is printed in red and blue. Copies are obtainable from War Production Drive Headquarters, 1210 Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D.C

Make it right--They'll make it fight. Poster distributed by War Produc...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

No absenteeism here. Knoxville, Tennessee. As he threw the switch that started the first generators of Tenessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Douglas Dam, a vital war power-production unit, Patrick P. Marshall, steam-fitter, said: "I realized that any day I was absent was a day given to the enemy." Marshall had been on the job for 374 consecutive workdays. He was chosen among eighteen workers, all of whom never missed a day of work on Douglas, to speak for the employees. He is shown here being congratulated by W.L. Batt, War Production Board (WPB) vice-chairman, on the completion of a job that is making aluminum for bombers ahead of schedule

No absenteeism here. Knoxville, Tennessee. As he threw the switch that...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Governor Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts officially launches Paul Bunyan woodchopping contest in Massachusetts on Washington's birthday under the sponsorship of Granges and Farm Bureaus in the New England states, New York and Pennsylvania, in cooperation with the War Production Board (WPB) Northeast Lumber Production Campaign. Governor Saltonstall is here shown pulling over a tree he has chopped on his Dover, Massachusetts farm. Farm woodchopping champions of eight Northeast states will be honored in Washington on basis of their individual log production, February 22 to April 1, to provide lumber for war needs

Governor Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts officially launches Pau...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

War production drive streamer. Streamer displayed in war plants by the War Production Board (WPB). The original is 10 feet, 2 inches wide and 16 3/4 inches high and is painted in red and blue. Copies may be obtained from the Distribution Section, Office of War Information (OWI), Washington, D.C.

War production drive streamer. Streamer displayed in war plants by the...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board, at a staff conference in his office in Washington

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board, at a staff conferenc...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption edited by agency. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division.... More

Official seal of War Production Board (WPB)

Official seal of War Production Board (WPB)

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

War Production Board (WPB) poster. "Slap Happy Jap." This life-size figure of "Slap Happy Jap" has been created by the "Quicker for Victory" campaign of the labor-management committee in the Cleveland warehouse plant. He appears in different departments with varying messages to spur production

War Production Board (WPB) poster. "Slap Happy Jap." This life-size fi...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board (WPB)

Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board (WPB)

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

War production drive. The war production drive committee in the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company plant in Cleveland approved this pledge card. The signing of each card impressed the worker with his individual responsibility for the success of the drive. Many other plants have used similar pledges and many plants forward these signed pledges to Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board (WPB), as a gesture of their commitment to increase production

War production drive. The war production drive committee in the Westin...

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War Production Board (WPB) poster. "Hang the Rats." The back cover of the "invitation to a hanging" of effigies at the Wallace Silversmiths plant war production drive

War Production Board (WPB) poster. "Hang the Rats." The back cover of ...

Public domain photograph of Connecticut in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Left to right: Ferdinand Smith, National Secretary, National Maritime Union. He is from New York. Alderman Earl B. Dickerson of Chicago, a member of the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practices; and Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board. These two men came in on an appointment arranged by Phil

Left to right: Ferdinand Smith, National Secretary, National Maritime ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a group of people, United States politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Every day you take off gives the Axis a break. Poster distributed by the War Production Board (WPB) plants. The original is 28 12 inches by 40 inches and is printed in yellow and black on white. The photograph was taken by Louise Dahl-Wolfe. Copies may be obtained from War Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board, Washington, D.C

Every day you take off gives the Axis a break. Poster distributed by t...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board, at a staff conference in his office in Washington

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board, at a staff conferenc...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Follow safety rules. Poster distributed by War Production Board (WPB) to war plants. The original is 22 inches and is printed in full color. Copies may be obtained from War Production Drive Headquarters, 1210 Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D.C

Follow safety rules. Poster distributed by War Production Board (WPB) ...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Poster. Let's give him enough and on time. Poster produced by Army Ordnance War Department and distributed to labor-management committees in war plants. The original is 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches and is from a full color painting by Norman Rockwell, famous illustrator. Copies may be obtained from War Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board (WPB), Washington, D.C.

Poster. Let's give him enough and on time. Poster produced by Army Ord...

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Nelson registers for draft. Donald Nelson, WPB (War Production Board) chief, registers under the Selective Service Act in the boardroom of the Social Security Building, April 27. Assisting him is James D. Hayes, chairman of local draft board No. 9, Washington, D.C

Nelson registers for draft. Donald Nelson, WPB (War Production Board) ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Slogan for a production army. 1) What could be fairer than this? The above sketch for a sticker is one of a number designed by the War Production Board (WPB) in connection with the war production drive. Factory soldiers will paste such signs on their machines. Not a bad slogan for everybody these days

Slogan for a production army. 1) What could be fairer than this? The a...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history for image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Inform... More

WPB (War Production Board) poster. This is the official poster which may be displayed on all construction work costing over five hundred thousand dollars with certain exceptions, to show that the work has been authorized by the WPA (Work Projects Administration)

WPB (War Production Board) poster. This is the official poster which m...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Keeping score in the war production drive. 2) Like to mop up on these babies? Well, that's the idea. Above is another suggested War Production Board (WPB) device to enable America's factory workers to know the score in their drive to erase these gentlemen. As plant production draws closer to its goal, Awful Adolf, Bungling Benito and Horrors Hirohito begin to disappear from the face of the blackboard as they will presently disappear from the face of the earth

Keeping score in the war production drive. 2) Like to mop up on these ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Poster issued by Bureau of Industrial Conservation of the War Production Board (WPB), and released by the Office for Emergency Management (OEM) urging householders to contribute waste materials for victory. This poster will be distributed on a national scale and will appear in the nation's store windows, schools, post offices, etc

Poster issued by Bureau of Industrial Conservation of the War Producti...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Annotation on negative. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. W... More

War Production Board (WPB) safety poster. Safety poster produced by the WPB for distribution to war plants. The original poster is available in two sizes: 28 1/2 x 40 inches and 28 1/2 x 20 inches. Of the larger size, 50,000 have been printed. Of the smaller size, 175,000. Colors are black and red. Requests should be sent to the Distribution Section, Office of War Information (OWI), Washington, D.C.

War Production Board (WPB) safety poster. Safety poster produced by th...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Nelson registers for draft. Donald Nelson, WPB (War Production Board) chief, registers under the Selective Service Act in the boardroom of the Social Security Building, April 27. Assisting him is James D. Hayes, chairman of local draft board No. 9, Washington, D.C.

Nelson registers for draft. Donald Nelson, WPB (War Production Board) ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

War production drive streamer. Streamer displayed in war plants by the War Production Board (WPB). The original is 10 feet, 2 inches wide and 16 34 inches high and is painted in red and blue. Copies may be obtained from the Distribution Section, Office of War Information (OWI), Washington, D.C

War production drive streamer. Streamer displayed in war plants by the...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Negative has a tape mask. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division.... More

Administering oath. Herbert Emmerich, former Secretary of War Production Board, now Administrator of Defense housing Authority and J.C. Hale, of Bureau of Budget, Assistant Administrator Officer, administering the oath

Administering oath. Herbert Emmerich, former Secretary of War Producti...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

War Production Board (WPB) poster. "Slap Happy Jap." This life-size figure of "Slap Happy Jap" has been created by the "Quicker for Victory" campaign of the labor-management committee in the Cleveland warehouse plant. He appears in different departments with varying messages to spur production

War Production Board (WPB) poster. "Slap Happy Jap." This life-size fi...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Keeping score in the war production drive. 3) All squared away for a quick trip to the gallows is our friend Adolf. Here's still another of the "scoreboards" suggested by the War Production Board (WPB) for use in plants which are taking part in the war production drive. Squares are interchanged and their changing pattern keeps pace with the factory's progress toward its goal. When that goal is reached, Herr Hitler's loud mouth has been effectively closed. Make it soon!

Keeping score in the war production drive. 3) All squared away for a ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Keeping score in the war production drive. 3) All squared away for a quick trip to the gallows is our friend Adolf. Here's still another of the "scoreboards" suggested by the War Production Board (WPB) for use in plants which are taking part in the war production drive. Squares are interchanged and their changing pattern keeps pace with the factory's progress toward its goal. When that goal is reached, Herr Hitler's loud mouth has been effectively closed. Make it soon!

Keeping score in the war production drive. 3) All squared away for a q...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Keeping score in the war production drive. 2) Like to mop up on these babies? Well, that's the idea. Above is another suggested War Production Board (WPB) device to enable America's factory workers to know the score in their drive to erase these gentlemen. As plant production draws closer to its goal, Awful Adolf, Bungling Benito and Horrors Hirohito begin to disappear from the face of the blackboard as they will presently disappear from the face of the earth

Keeping score in the war production drive. 2) Like to mop up on these ...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

War production drive poster. Poster distributed by the War Production Board (WPB) to salvage committees in cities where tin salvage campaigns are conducted. The original is 20 inches by 28 1/2 inches and is printed in red, gray, and black on white. Copies may be obtained from Central Distribution Service, Office of Emergency Management (OEM), 1509 Fourteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

War production drive poster. Poster distributed by the War Production ...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to politics, political campaigns, committee, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board (WPB)

Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board (WPB)

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Annotation on negative. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. W... More

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

No absenteeism here. Knoxville, Tennessee. As he threw the switch that started the first generators of Tenessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Douglas Dam, a vital war power-production unit, Patrick P. Marshall, steam-fitter, said: "I realized that any day I was absent was a day given to the enemy." Marshall had been on the job for 374 consecutive workdays. He was chosen among eighteen workers, all of whom never missed a day of work on Douglas, to speak for the employees. He is shown here being congratulated by W.L. Batt, War Production Board (WPB) vice-chairman, on the completion of a job that is making aluminum for bombers ahead of schedule

No absenteeism here. Knoxville, Tennessee. As he threw the switch that...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

War production drive poster. In addition to posters furnished by the War Production Board (WPB), the Oldsmobile plant created its own series of posters to stimulate production. Those with good earthy humor like this were the most effective

War production drive poster. In addition to posters furnished by the W...

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Follow safety rules. Poster distributed by War Production Board (WPB) to war plants. The original is 22 inches and is printed in full color. Copies may be obtained from War Production Drive Headquarters, 1210 Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Follow safety rules. Poster distributed by War Production Board (WPB) ...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Administering oath. Herbert Emmerich, former Secretary of War Production Board, now Administrator of Defense housing Authority and J.C. Hale, of Bureau of Budget, Assistant Administrator Officer, administering the oath

Administering oath. Herbert Emmerich, former Secretary of War Producti...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board (WPB)

Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board (WPB)

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Annotation on negative. Caption edited by agency. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Ov... More

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Keeping score in the war production drive. 3) All squared away for a quick trip to the gallows is our friend Adolf. Here's still another of the "scoreboards" suggested by the War Production Board (WPB) for use in plants which are taking part in the war production drive. Squares are interchanged and their changing pattern keeps pace with the factory's progress toward its goal. When that goal is reached, Herr Hitler's loud mouth has been effectively closed. Make it soon!

Keeping score in the war production drive. 3) All squared away for a q...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Administering oath. Left to right: John B. Blandford, Administrator of National Housing Agency; Herbert Emmerich, former Secretary of War Production Board, now Administrator of Defense Housing Authority; Donald M. Nelson, Chief, War Production Board and J.C. Hale, of Bureau of Budget, Assistant Administrator Officer, administering the oath

Administering oath. Left to right: John B. Blandford, Administrator of...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

David J. Winton, Chief of the Pulp and Paper Branch, War Production Board (WPB)

David J. Winton, Chief of the Pulp and Paper Branch, War Production Bo...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board

Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Nelson registers for draft. Donald Nelson, WPB (War Production Board) chief, registers under the Selective Service Act in the boardroom of the Social Security Building, April 27. Assisting him is James D. Hayes, chairman of local draft board No. 9, Washington, D.C.

Nelson registers for draft. Donald Nelson, WPB (War Production Board) ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Poster designed by Steven Dohahos, well-known magazine illustrator, for the War Production Board (WPB). The orginal is 29 12 x 40 inches and is in four colors -- brown, yellow, red and black. 50,000 copies of this poster have been printed for distribution in war plants. Requests should be sent to Distribution Section, Office of War Information (OWI), Washington, D.C

Poster designed by Steven Dohahos, well-known magazine illustrator, fo...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Slogan for a production army. 2. The simple truth animates the above rough sketch of a sticker, another of those suggested by the War Production Board (WPB) in connection with the war production drive. Because every machine and every man engaged in turning out the weapons of war is "in action" as surely as though machine and man were in the frontline. Idea is for the promotion soldier to paste the sticker on his machine or on his tools as a reminder

Slogan for a production army. 2. The simple truth animates the above r...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

J. R. Stuart, Head, Warehouse Section, Iron and Steel Branch, War Production Board

J. R. Stuart, Head, Warehouse Section, Iron and Steel Branch, War Prod...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Caption edited by agency. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture D... More

David J. Winton, Chief of the Pulp and Paper Branch, War Production Board (WPB)

David J. Winton, Chief of the Pulp and Paper Branch, War Production Bo...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

War Production Board (WPB) poster. "Hang the Rats." The back cover of the "invitation to a hanging" of effigies at the Wallace Silversmiths plant war production drive

War Production Board (WPB) poster. "Hang the Rats." The back cover of ...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the program by which America's farm women plan to help win the war. Graham Patterson, publisher of Farm journal and farmer's wife, national farm magazine, is seen here presenting the "War Platform" which twenty-eight leading farm women, speaking for the rural homemakers of America, drew up in a recent Chicago conference sponsored by this magazine. Several sections of the platform were addressed directly to Mr. Nelson's board and other goverment agencies. It contains thirty-one practical ways in which farm women declare they can help

Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the progr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, office meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

War Production Board (WPB) poster. "The Hot Seat." One of the huge posters which employees of the Northern Pump Company, of Minneapolis, place on the sides of freight cars leaving the plant. The ideas originated with the men themselves. In this way the labor-rmanagement committee broadcasts to the countryside its resolve to help win the war. It is estimated that millions of Americans see these traveling posters as they move across the country to their destinations

War Production Board (WPB) poster. "The Hot Seat." One of the huge pos...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to politics, political campaigns, committee, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Administering oath. Left to right: John B. Blandford, Administrator of National Housing Agency; Herbert Emmerich, former Secretary of War Production Board, now Administrator of Defense Housing Authority; Donald M. Nelson, Chief, War Production Board and J.C. Hale, of Bureau of Budget, Assistant Administrator Officer, administering the oath

Administering oath. Left to right: John B. Blandford, Administrator of...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the program by which America's farm women plan to help win the war. Graham Patterson, publisher of Farm journal and farmer's wife, national farm magazine, is seen here presenting the "War Platform" which twenty-eight leading farm women, speaking for the rural homemakers of America, drew up in a recent Chicago conference sponsored by this magazine. Several sections of the platform were addressed directly to Mr. Nelson's board and other government agencies. It contains thirty-one practical ways in which farm women declare they can help

Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the progr...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

J. R. Stuart, Head, Warehouse Section, Iron and Steel Branch, War Production Board

J. R. Stuart, Head, Warehouse Section, Iron and Steel Branch, War Prod...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Caption edited by agency. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture D... More

War Production Board poster. Poster distributed by the WPB to war plants. The original is 28 12 inches by 40 inches and is printed in black and yellow. It was reproduced from a photograph by Alfred T. Palmer, Office of War Information (OWI) staff photographer. Copies may be obtained from War Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board, Washington, D.C

War Production Board poster. Poster distributed by the WPB to war plan...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Poster. Let's give him enough and on time. Poster produced by Army Ordnance War Department and distributed to labor-management committees in war plants. The original is 28 12 inches by 40 inches and is from a full color painting by Norman Rockwell, famous illustrator. Copies may be obtained from War Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board (WPB), Washington, D.C

Poster. Let's give him enough and on time. Poster produced by Army Ord...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Keeping score in the war production drive. 1) The old shell game, with a new twist! At any rate, Adolf is in the middle. The above target with its fascinating bulls-eye is one of the suggested factory "scoreboards" devised by the War Production Board (WPB) to stimulate and inform workers who are in an allout to beat Hitler. The shells, or darts, are moved fractionally inward toward the target's center as the plant draws nearer to its production goal

Keeping score in the war production drive. 1) The old shell game, with...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board (WPB)

Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board (WPB)

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the program by which America's farm women plan to help win the war. Graham Patterson, publisher of Farm journal and farmer's wife, national farm magazine, is seen here presenting the "War Platform" which twenty-eight leading farm women, speaking for the rural homemakers of America, drew up in a recent Chicago conference sponsored by this magazine. Several sections of the platform were addressed directly to Mr. Nelson's board and other government agencies. It contains thirty-one practical ways in which farm women declare they can help

Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the progr...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Nelson registers for draft. Donald Nelson, WPB (War Production Board) chief, registers under the Selective Service Act in the boardroom of the Social Security Building, April 27. Assisting him is James D. Hayes, chairman of local draft board No. 9, Washington, D.C

Nelson registers for draft. Donald Nelson, WPB (War Production Board) ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the program by which America's farm women plan to help win the war. Graham Patterson, publisher of Farm journal and farmer's wife, national farm magazine, is seen here presenting the "War Platform" which twenty-eight leading farm women, speaking for the rural homemakers of America, drew up in a recent Chicago conference sponsored by this magazine. Several sections of the platform were addressed directly to Mr. Nelson's board and other goverment agencies. It contains thirty-one practical ways in which farm women declare they can help

Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the progr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, office meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Make it right--They'll make it fight. Poster distributed by War Production Board (WPB) to war plants. The original is 22 inches x 28 inches and is printed in red and blue. Copies are obtainable from War Production Drive Headquarters, 1210 Raleigh Hotel, Washinton, D.C.

Make it right--They'll make it fight. Poster distributed by War Produc...

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Left to right: Ferdinand Smith, National Secretary, National Maritime Union. He is from New York. Alderman Earl B. Dickerson of Chicago, a member of the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practices; and Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board. These two men came in on an appointment arranged by Phil

Left to right: Ferdinand Smith, National Secretary, National Maritime ...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Slogan for a production army. 1) What could be fairer than this? The above sketch for a sticker is one of a number designed by the War Production Board (WPB) in connection with the war production drive. Factory soldiers will paste such signs on their machines. Not a bad slogan for everybody these days

Slogan for a production army. 1) What could be fairer than this? The a...

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Thomas C. Blaisdell, Assistant Director of the National Resources Planning Board (left); Robert R. Nathan, Assistant Director of Progress Reports, War Production Board (right); and Fred Searles, Consultant on Ordnance, Ammunition Division, U.S. Army(standing). The three-man planning committee which acts in an advisory capacity to Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board

Thomas C. Blaisdell, Assistant Director of the National Resources Plan...

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David J. Winton, Chief of the Pulp and Paper Branch, War Production Board (WPB)

David J. Winton, Chief of the Pulp and Paper Branch, War Production Bo...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Original negative missing, Aug. 2001. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Pictu... More

War production drive. The war production drive committee in the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company plant in Cleveland approved this pledge card. The signing of each card impressed the worker with his individual responsibility for the success of the drive. Many other plants have used similar pledges and many plants forward these signed pledges to Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board (WPB), as a gesture of their commitment to increase production

War production drive. The war production drive committee in the Westin...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information photo.

Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information photo.

To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist. Transfer; Un... More

Slogan for a production army. 3. And Here's How We'll Win! This rough sketch of a sticker, designed at a suggestion by the War Production Board (WPB) in connection with the war production drive, condenses the whole spirit of the drive. Production will beat Axis and the men who have the above slogan pasted on the side of their machines know just how we're going to get that production

Slogan for a production army. 3. And Here's How We'll Win! This rough ...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history for image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Inform... More

Poster issued by Bureau of Industrial Conservation of the War Production Board (WPB), and released by the Office for Emergency Management (OEM) urging householders to contribute waste materials for victory. This poster will be distributed on a national scale and will appear in the nation's store windows, schools, post offices, etc.

Poster issued by Bureau of Industrial Conservation of the War Producti...

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W. H. Harrison (left), Director, Production Division, War Production Board and Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

W. H. Harrison (left), Director, Production Division, War Production B...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Keeping score in the war production drive. 3) All squared away for a quick trip to the gallows is our friend Adolf. Here's still another of the "scoreboards" suggested by the War Production Board (WPB) for use in plants which are taking part in the war production drive. Squares are interchanged and their changing pattern keeps pace with the factory's progress toward its goal. When that goal is reached, Herr Hitler's loud mouth has been effectively closed. Make it soon!

Keeping score in the war production drive. 3) All squared away for a ...

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Slogan for a production army. 3. And Here's How We'll Win! This rough sketch of a sticker, designed at a suggestion by the War Production Board (WPB) in connection with the war production drive, condenses the whole spirit of the drive. Production will beat Axis and the men who have the above slogan pasted on the side of their machines know just how we're going to get that production

Slogan for a production army. 3. And Here's How We'll Win! This rough ...

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Keeping score in the war production drive. 2) Like to mop up on these babies? Well, that's the idea. Above is another suggested War Production Board (WPB) device to enable America's factory workers to know the score in their drive to erase these gentlemen. As plant production draws closer to its goal, Awful Adolf, Bungling Benito and Horrors Hirohito begin to disappear from the face of the blackboard as they will presently disappear from the face of the earth

Keeping score in the war production drive. 2) Like to mop up on these ...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Robert R. Nathan, Assistant Director of Progress Reports, War Production Board, one of the members of the Planning Committee which acts in an advisory capacity to Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of War Production Board

Robert R. Nathan, Assistant Director of Progress Reports, War Producti...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Keeping score in the war production drive. 2) Like to mop up on these babies? Well, that's the idea. Above is another suggested War Production Board (WPB) device to enable America's factory workers to know the score in their drive to erase these gentlemen. As plant production draws closer to its goal, Awful Adolf, Bungling Benito and Horrors Hirohito begin to disappear from the face of the blackboard as they will presently disappear from the face of the earth

Keeping score in the war production drive. 2) Like to mop up on these ...

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Every day you take off gives the Axis a break. Poster distributed by the War Production Board (WPB) plants. The original is 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches and is printed in yellow and black on white. The photograph was taken by Louise Dahl-Wolfe. Copies may be obtained from War Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board, Washington, D.C.

Every day you take off gives the Axis a break. Poster distributed by t...

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Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the program by which America's farm women plan to help win the war. Graham Patterson, publisher of Farm journal and farmer's wife, national farm magazine, is seen here presenting the "War Platform" which twenty-eight leading farm women, speaking for the rural homemakers of America, drew up in a recent Chicago conference sponsored by this magazine. Several sections of the platform were addressed directly to Mr. Nelson's board and other goverment agencies. It contains thirty-one practical ways in which farm women declare they can help

Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the progr...

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Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the program by which America's farm women plan to help win the war. Graham Patterson, publisher of Farm journal and farmer's wife, national farm magazine, is seen here presenting the "War Platform" which twenty-eight leading farm women, speaking for the rural homemakers of America, drew up in a recent Chicago conference sponsored by this magazine. Several sections of the platform were addressed directly to Mr. Nelson's board and other government agencies. It contains thirty-one practical ways in which farm women declare they can help

Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the progr...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the program by which America's farm women plan to help win the war. Graham Patterson, publisher of Farm journal and farmer's wife, national farm magazine, is seen here presenting the "War Platform" which twenty-eight leading farm women, speaking for the rural homemakers of America, drew up in a recent Chicago conference sponsored by this magazine. Several sections of the platform were addressed directly to Mr. Nelson's board and other goverment agencies. It contains thirty-one practical ways in which farm women declare they can help

Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, studies the progr...

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Official seal of War Production Board (WPB)

Official seal of War Production Board (WPB)

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Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board (WPB)

Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board (WPB)

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Governor Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts officially launches Paul Bunyan woodchopping contest in Massachusetts on Washington's birthday under the sponsorship of Granges and Farm Bureaus in the New England states, New York and Pennsylvania, in cooperation with the War Production Board (WPB) Northeast Lumber Production Campaign. Governor Saltonstall is here shown pulling over a tree he has chopped on his Dover, Massachusetts farm. Farm woodchopping champions of eight Northeast states will be honored in Washington on basis of their individual log production, February 22 to April 1, to provide lumber for war needs

Governor Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts officially launches Pau...

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War Production Board (WPB) safety poster. Safety poster produced by the WPB for distribution to war plants. The original poster is available in two sizes: 28 12 x 40 inches and 28 12 x 20 inches. Of the larger size, 50,000 have been printed. Of the smaller size, 175,000. Colors are black and red. Requests should be sent to the Distribution Section, Office of War Information (OWI), Washington, D.C

War Production Board (WPB) safety poster. Safety poster produced by th...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

War production drive poster. In addition to posters furnished by the War Production Board (WPB), the Oldsmobile plant created its own series of posters to stimulate production. Those with good earthy humor like this were the most effective

War production drive poster. In addition to posters furnished by the W...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history for image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Inform... More

Thomas C. Blaisdell, Assistant Director of the National Resources Planning Board. One of the member of the Planning Committee which acts in an advisory capacity to Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board

Thomas C. Blaisdell, Assistant Director of the National Resources Plan...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

War production drive poster. Poster distributed by the War Production Board (WPB) to salvage committees in cities where tin salvage campaigns are conducted. The original is 20 inches by 28 12 inches and is printed in red, gray, and black on white. Copies may be obtained from Central Distribution Service, Office of Emergency Management (OEM), 1509 Fourteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C

War production drive poster. Poster distributed by the War Production ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

John Lord O'Brian, Director, Legal Division, War Production Board

John Lord O'Brian, Director, Legal Division, War Production Board

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War... More

Keeping score in the war production drive. 1) The old shell game, with a new twist! At any rate, Adolf is in the middle. The above target with its fascinating bulls-eye is one of the suggested factory "scoreboards" devised by the War Production Board (WPB) to stimulate and inform workers who are in an allout to beat Hitler. The shells, or darts, are moved fractionally inward toward the target's center as the plant draws nearer to its production goal

Keeping score in the war production drive. 1) The old shell game, with...

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Poster designed by Steven Dohahos, well-known magazine illustrator, for the War Production Board (WPB). The orginal is 29 1/2 x 40 inches and is in four colors -- brown, yellow, red and black. 50,000 copies of this poster have been printed for distribution in war plants. Requests should be sent to Distribution Section, Office of War Information (OWI), Washington, D.C.

Poster designed by Steven Dohahos, well-known magazine illustrator, fo...

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Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board (WPB)

Donald M. Nelson, chairman, War Production Board (WPB)

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War Production Board poster. Poster distributed by the WPB to war plants. The original is 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches and is printed in black and yellow. It was reproduced from a photograph by Alfred T. Palmer, Office of War Information (OWI) staff photographer. Copies may be obtained from War Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board, Washington, D.C.

War Production Board poster. Poster distributed by the WPB to war plan...

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Slogan for a production army. 2. The simple truth animates the above rough sketch of a sticker, another of those suggested by the War Production Board (WPB) in connection with the war production drive. Because every machine and every man engaged in turning out the weapons of war is "in action" as surely as though machine and man were in the frontline. Idea is for the promotion soldier to paste the sticker on his machine or on his tools as a reminder

Slogan for a production army. 2. The simple truth animates the above r...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history for image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Inform... More

Hamilton W. Wright, center, chief of the Industrial Salvage Branch, Salvage Division, War Production Board, is presented with a handsomely prepared jumbo book by Gordon Lament, right, of New York City, president of the Dairy Industry Supply Association. The book contains copies of the 250 pages of advertising and editorial cooperation contributed by the twenty-two trade publications in the dairy field in connection with special scrap salvage campaign sponsored by the Dairy Industry Supply Association, which covered 30,000 dairy processing firms throughout the country. It is worthy to note that twenty million pounds of critically needed materials were collected against an original objective of a million pounds. Truly a remarkable performance. Eric Webster, left, chief of the General Industrial Equipment Division, WPB, looks on

Hamilton W. Wright, center, chief of the Industrial Salvage Branch, Sa...

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Donald M. Nelson (left), Chairman, War Production Board (WPB), and Leon Henderson, Administrator, Office of Price Administration (OPA) and Director, Civilian Supply Division of the Office of Production Management (OPM), member of the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board; conferring in Washington, D.C. September 12, 1941. The chart on the table is a distribution and supply chart. While called together for the purpose of having a picture made, Messrs, Henderson and Nelson seized upon the opportunity to have what they termed "their first real conference in days"

Donald M. Nelson (left), Chairman, War Production Board (WPB), and Leo...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Donald M. Nelson (left), Chairman, War Production Board (WPB), and Leon Henderson, Administrator, Office of Price Administration (OPA) and Director, Civilian Supply Division of the Office of Production Management (OPM), member of the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board; conferring in Washington, D.C. September 12, 1941. The chart on the table is a distribution and supply chart. While called together for the purpose of having a picture made, Messrs, Henderson and Nelson seized upon the opportunity to have what they termed "their first real conference in days"

Donald M. Nelson (left), Chairman, War Production Board (WPB), and Leo...

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