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Aviation Cadet training
Poster of three servicemen in flight gear, circa 1943. Text: "This announcement is made with the approval of the Joint Army and Navy Personnel Board. Aviation Cadet training to become bombardiers, navigators, and pilots in the Army Air Forces for men…

Keep 'em flying! / Air crews are vital for victory
Poster of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen consulting a map while Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft fly overhead, circa 1942. Art by Ivan Dmitri. Text: "Keep 'em flying! / Air crews are vital for victory. Young men, 18 to 26 inclusive, can be…

Lightning strikes the Axis! / The Army Air Forces salute your 3-to-1 victories
Original drawing of a U.S. Army Air Forces Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft firing its guns, 1940s. Text: "Lightning strikes the Axis. The Army Air Forces salute your 3-to-1 victories."

Home, Swift Home [Trans World Airlines advertisement]
Magazine advertisement for Trans World Airlines, circa 1946. Features a half-page illustration of a TWA Lockheed Model 49 Constellation aircraft in flight over a city. The text describes TWA as "the finest way to fly."

Mine eyes have seen the glory [Women's Army Corps poster]
Poster of a U.S. Women's Army Corps (WAC) servicewoman with soldiers and aircraft silhouetted in the background, circa 1944. Art of Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer.

Mitchell bombers sink Aleutian Japs [North American Aviation advertisement]
Magazine advertisement for North American Aviation from Collier's Magazine, circa 1942-1943. Features a full-page illustration of a North American B-25 Mitchell in flight over the Aleutian coast as ships burn in the water below. The text describes…

Will you have a part in victory? [National War Garden Commission poster]
Poster of a woman in an American flag-themed dress scattering seeds in a field, circa 1918. Art by Jamie Montgomery Flagg, produced by the National War Garden Commission. Text: "Will you have a part in victory? Write to the National War Garden…

New York World's Fair : The World of Tomorrow
Lithographic poster for the 1939 New York World's Fair, circa 1939. Features the Trylon and Perisphere, as well as buildings, aircraft, a train, and a ship. Designed by artist Joseph Binder, produced by the Grinnell Litho. Company. Text: "New York…

Help them - Keep your War Savings pledge
Poster of servicemen firing a machine gun loaded with war savings stamps as ammunition, circa 1917-1918. Art by Casper Emerson Jr., issued by the U.S. Treasury Department. Text: "Help them / Keep your War Savings pledge."

Join the Air Service / "Give 'er the gun"
Poster of two U.S. Army Air Service servicemen with aircraft, a balloon, and an airship, circa 1918-1919. Art by Warren Keith, produced by the Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Company. Text: "Join the Air Service / 'Give 'er the gun / Learn. Earn."
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