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War Production Board poster. Poster produced by the WPB for distribution to shipyards. The original is 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches and is printed in full color. It was designed by the Office of War Information (OWI) from a painting by C.C. Beall. Copies may be obtained from Central Distribution Service, Office of Emergency Management (OEM), 1516 14th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

War Production Board poster. Poster produced by the WPB for distributi...

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U.S. FSA (Farm Security Administration), later U.S. Office of War Information, photograph laboratory in the Auditor's Building. Washington, D.C. Drying room with water conditioner control system

U.S. FSA (Farm Security Administration), later U.S. Office of War Info...

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

The four freedoms. The panel is part of an exhibit prepared for the Office of War Information by Jean Carlu, eminent poster artist. The actual size of the panel is 15 x 30 feet. Another montage of the same size, The Arsenal of Democracy, comprises a companion piece to "The Four Freedoms" panel and completes the exhibit. This exhibit will be shown by the OWI in scores of cities throughout the country

The four freedoms. The panel is part of an exhibit prepared for the Of...

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Ration For Victory. Rationing Safeguards Your Share. A poster based on an equitable rationing plan for war-time emergency. Printed in three colors -- red, black and blue -- it was designed and produced by the Office of War Information (OWI) and distributed to retail stores, selling with sugar and to local rationing boards

Ration For Victory. Rationing Safeguards Your Share. A poster based on...

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

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table. Office of War Inf...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a woman in a kitchen. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a woman in a kitchen. Office of War Informa...

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

A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Office of War Information...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

New York, New York. Interested spectators attracted by the exhibits at the Nature of the Enemy show, put up by the United States OWI (Office of War Information) at Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York. Interested spectators attracted by the exhibits at...

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Government urges vaccinations. As a preventative against the danger of smallpox, diptheria and typhoid, health officials in Washington last week began giving free inoculations to federal employees. Photo shows Miss Norma T. Roberts of the Office of War Information (OWI) being vaccinated by Dr. C.C Dauer of the District Health Department

Government urges vaccinations. As a preventative against the danger of...

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

Five men seated in the courtroom(?) during a scene in "Black Marketing," a motion picture produced by the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI)

Five men seated in the courtroom(?) during a scene in "Black Marketing...

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A scene from the motion picture "Black Marketing," produced by the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) and released August 19, 1943

A scene from the motion picture "Black Marketing," produced by the U.S...

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New York, New York. Mayor La Guardia of New York City autographing the illustration of a cartoon idea he submitted at an exhibition of cartoons concerning lost hours in war production, sponsored by the OWI (Office of War Information)

New York, New York. Mayor La Guardia of New York City autographing the...

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Office of War Information (OWI) news bureau. Selecting material for the trade press is Phil Stitt's job. Shown here consulting with Special Services Chief Sutherland Denlinger, Stitt arranges conferences with Washington agency chiefs for trade press editors; sees that they don't get trade news they're not interested in--thus saving editors' time, taxpayers' money

Office of War Information (OWI) news bureau. Selecting material for th...

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Office of War Information News Bureau. Elmer Roessner, chief of the general news desk, talks over a news release with Sutherland Denlinger. The chief of the general news desk keep an eye on all the news that goes out of the news bureau to the seventy- five correspondents in the Office of War Information's Washington press room, to all specialized news media, and to the New York and San Francisco offices of OWI where it is prepared for shortwave radio broadcasts and cable transmission overseas

Office of War Information News Bureau. Elmer Roessner, chief of the ge...

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New York, New York. Miss Anna Rosenburg of the War Manpower Commission, and Louis Priscilla, a Chairman of the Committee on War Cartoons of the American Society of Magazine Cartoons, at the exhibition of cartoons concerning lost hours in war production sponsored by the OWI (Office of War Information)

New York, New York. Miss Anna Rosenburg of the War Manpower Commission...

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New York, New York. Spectators attracted by the exhibits at the Nature of the Enemy show, put up by the United States OWI (Office of War Information) at Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York. Spectators attracted by the exhibits at the Nature...

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New York, New York. An exhibit at the Nature of the Enemy show, put up by the United States OWI (Office of War Information) at Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York. An exhibit at the Nature of the Enemy show, put up...

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Restricted display of publications and other materials issued by the overseas branch of the United States Office of War Information (OWI) as well as allied and enemy countries

Restricted display of publications and other materials issued by the o...

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A black and white photo of a group of people. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people. Office of War Informatio...

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

Installation of the United States Office of War Information (OWI) exhibit of original drawings and paintings by artists now in the armed forces. Preview, before shipping to Australia, held at the office of the Overseas Picture Division in the Auditor's Building

Installation of the United States Office of War Information (OWI) exhi...

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Poster. A careless word...a needless sinking. Poster distributed by the Office of War Information to hotels, schools, war plants, libraries, terminals, recreational halls, office buildings. The original comes in three sizes: 40 inches x 56 inches, 28 inches x 40 inches, and 22 inches x 28 inches and is printed in full color against a dark background. Copies may be obtained from the Division of Public Inquiries, OWI, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Poster. A careless word...a needless sinking. Poster distributed by th...

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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 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...

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A group of people sitting around a table. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of people sitting around a table. Office of War Information Ph...

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

Washington, D.C. Interior of the Union Station with an OWI (Office of War Information) banner in the background

Washington, D.C. Interior of the Union Station with an OWI (Office of ...

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

War production drive poster. Poster distributed by the War Production Board (WPB) to war plants, restaurants, hotels, American Legion posts. The original is 14 14 inches by 20 inches and is printed in red, yellow, black, blue, and green on white. Copies be obtained from Bureau of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information (OWI), 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C

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

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

A black and white photo of three men in suits. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of three men in suits. Office of War Informati...

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Elmer Davis, Director of the Office of War Information (OWI), presiding at his first press meeting on Friday, July 10th, 1942

Elmer Davis, Director of the Office of War Information (OWI), presidin...

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Axis propaganda. This pamphlet has the cover where most Americans expect to find the back page. That's because it was printed for the Chinese who turn their pages from left to right. It was one of many pamphlets displayed by Elmer Davis, director of the Office of War Information (OWI) to show what his organization is doing to overcome Axis propaganda abroad. This pamphlet emphasises to the Chinese that their fliers and our fliers are parts of the same team

Axis propaganda. This pamphlet has the cover where most Americans expe...

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Washington, D.C. Office of War Information (OWI) poster displayed in the Union Station

Washington, D.C. Office of War Information (OWI) poster displayed in t...

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Office of War Information news bureau. Ted Poston, Negro desk editor of the Office of War Information (OWI), discusses a letter from one of the 240 Negro editors to which he sends war news from Washington, with William Clark and Harriette Easterlin, his assistants

Office of War Information news bureau. Ted Poston, Negro desk editor o...

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Washington, D.C. Government worker reading requests for Office of War Information (OWI) publication "Tale of a city" at the United States Information Center

Washington, D.C. Government worker reading requests for Office of War ...

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Axis propaganda. The cover of this pamphlet says, "I am not crazy enough to want a war"--Hitler. The text quotes Hitler's statements to prove his systematic use of lies in conduct of his efforts to rule the world. This pamphlet was produced to combat Axis propaganda in neutral countries, and it was one of many displayed ny Elmer Davis, director of the Office of War Information, in explaining how the OWI is fighting the propaganda war

Axis propaganda. The cover of this pamphlet says, "I am not crazy enou...

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

Washington, D.C. The registration desk during a drive for blood donors sponsored by Local 203 of the United Federal Workers of America, Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and the personnel division of the United States Office of War Information (OWI)

Washington, D.C. The registration desk during a drive for blood donors...

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New York City, Interested spectators view the Nature of the Enemy show put up by the United States OWI (Office of War Information) at Rockefeller Plaza

New York City, Interested spectators view the Nature of the Enemy show...

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Washington, D.C. Government workers handling requests for Office of War Information (OWI) publication "Tale of a city" at the United States Information Center

Washington, D.C. Government workers handling requests for Office of Wa...

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A black and white photo of a cat wearing a hat. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a cat wearing a hat. Office of War Informat...

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Washington, D.C. Ferdinand Kuhn of the United States Office of War Information and George Alexander Armstrong of the United States Consulate at Manchester, England

Washington, D.C. Ferdinand Kuhn of the United States Office of War Inf...

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Washington, D.C. Mario Verdi (left), OWI (Office of War Information) radio commentator for Italy, visiting Mr. Leo Crowley, administrator of the Federal Economic Administration

Washington, D.C. Mario Verdi (left), OWI (Office of War Information) r...

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[Four members of a string quartet, performing in the Coolidge Auditorium, from a film on the Library of Congress, produced by the U.S. Office of War Information]

[Four members of a string quartet, performing in the Coolidge Auditori...

Stamped on verso: O.W.I. Film Unit, 35 West 45th Street, New York City.

Installation of the United States Office of War Information (OWI) exhibit of original drawings and paintings by artists now in the armed forces. Preview, before shipping to Australia, held at the office of the Overseas Picture Division in the Auditor's Building

Installation of the United States Office of War Information (OWI) exhi...

Title and other information from lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is avai... More

A black and white photo of a filing cabinet. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a filing cabinet. Office of War Information...

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

Civilian defense poster. There's a place for every American in the Civilian Defense program as proclaimed in the striking poster above, designed by Charles Tudor, and issued today in two colors by the Office of War Information (OWI). The poster emphasizes the basic emblem of the Office of Civilian Defense. It is printed in red and blue, and is being distributed by state and local defense councils throughout the nation. Poster designed by Charles Tudor, distributed by the Office of Civilian Defense. It is printed in red and blue on white. Copies may be obtained from state and local councils

Civilian defense poster. There's a place for every American in the Civ...

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

Poster: What Nazis think of German-Americans. Poster distributed by the OWI to German-American clubs. The original is 22 inches x 28 inches and is printed in black and white on red. Copies are obtainable from Division of Public Inquiry, Office of War Information, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Poster: What Nazis think of German-Americans. Poster distributed by th...

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American military delegation calling on Haile Selassie. In conference with the American delegation. Left to right: F. N. Plangin, Office of War Information (OWI); Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Baughey; Colonel Edwin Clark; His Majesty, Haile Sellassie, Emperor of Ethiopia; Taffarra Worq (standing), and George Strompl. These picture are the first to be taken for publication since His Majesty's return to become a fighting member of the United Nations

American military delegation calling on Haile Selassie. In conference ...

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Elmer Davis, Director, Office of War Information (OWI)

Elmer Davis, Director, Office of War Information (OWI)

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 Manpower Commission poster. Poster distributed by the WMC to war plants, labor organizations, churches, libraries, high schools and colleges. The original is 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches and is printed in red, white and blue, on black and white. It was designed from a photograph by Howard Liberman, staff photographer, Office of War Information. Copies may be obtained from the Office of War Information (OWI), Bureau of Public Inquiries, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

War Manpower Commission poster. Poster distributed by the WMC to war p...

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Americans will always fight for liberty. Poster distributed by Office of War Information to hotels, schools, war plants, libraries, terminals, recreational halls, office buildings. The original comes in three sizes: 40 inches x 56 inches, 28 inches x 40 inches and 22 inches x 26 inches and is printed in full color against a dark background. Copies may be obtained from Division of Public Inquiries, OWI, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Americans will always fight for liberty. Poster distributed by Office ...

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A couple of women sitting on top of a couch. Office of War Information Photograph

A couple of women sitting on top of a couch. Office of War Information...

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New York, New York. "United Nations" exhibition of photographs presented by the United States Office of War Information (OWI) on Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York. "United Nations" exhibition of photographs present...

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

War Production Board (WOB) poster. Poster distributed to war plants, designed by the Office of War Information (OWI) from a photograph by Valentino Sarra. The original comes in three sizes: 7 18 inches by 10 inches, 14 14 inches by 20 inches, and 28 12 by 40 inches. Colors: yellow and black on white. Copies may be obtained from Central Distribution Service, Office for Emergency Management (OEM), 1509 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C

War Production Board (WOB) poster. Poster distributed to war plants, d...

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

Axis propaganda. This pamphlet has the cover where most Americans expect to find the back page. That's because it was printed for the Chinese who turn their pages from left to right. It was one of many pamphlets displayed by Elmer Davis, director of the Office of War Information (OWI) to show what his organization is doing to overcome Axis propaganda abroad. This pamphlet emphasises to the Chinese that their fliers and our fliers are parts of the same team

Axis propaganda. This pamphlet has the cover where most Americans expe...

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

Milton Eisenhower, Associate Director, OWI (Office of War Information)

Milton Eisenhower, Associate Director, OWI (Office of War Information)

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Manning Office of War Information's "nerve center." A new field of employment was opened to Negroes recently when six colored girls were given skilled jobs in the Teletype room of the Office of War Information. The young women, trained by OWI at the American Telephone and Telegraph School in Washington, D.C., operate machines which receive and send official war information to all parts of the country. Miss Emma Brown is shown operating an ASR teletype machine in the News Bureau, OWI

Manning Office of War Information's "nerve center." A new field of emp...

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Axis propaganda. "Mistress of Three Oceans" is the boasting title of this picture layout in this Japanese propaganda magazine which Elmer Davis, director of the Office of War information, displayed on March 6, 1943. Mr. Davis explained how the OWI is fighting this propaganda in neutral countries

Axis propaganda. "Mistress of Three Oceans" is the boasting title of t...

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Four actors(?) in "Black Marketing," a motion picture produced by the Office of War Information (OWI) and released August 19, 1943

Four actors(?) in "Black Marketing," a motion picture produced by the ...

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Two characters, in an angry mood, photographed during a scene in "Black Marketing," a motion picture produced by the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI), and released August 19, 1943

Two characters, in an angry mood, photographed during a scene in "Blac...

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U.S. Army poster. Distributed by the U.S. Army to war plants. The original is 28 12 inches x 40 inches and is printed in full color. Copies are obtainable from Division of Public Inquiry, Office of War Information (OWI), 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C

U.S. Army poster. Distributed by the U.S. Army to war plants. The orig...

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

New York, New York. Spectators attracted by the exhibits at the Nature of the Enemy show, put up by the United States OWI (Office of War Information) at Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York. Spectators attracted by the exhibits at the Nature...

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New York, New York. The entrance to the Nature of the Enemy show, put up by the United States OWI (Office of War Information) at Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York. The entrance to the Nature of the Enemy show, put ...

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New York, New York. Spectators attracted by the exhibits at the Nature of the Enemy show, put up by the United States OWI (Office of War Information) at Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York. Spectators attracted by the exhibits at the Nature...

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New York, New York. Spectators attracted by the exhibits at the Nature of the Enemy show, put up by the United States OWI (Office of War Information) at Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York. Spectators attracted by the exhibits at the Nature...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Axis propaganda. Elmer Davis, director of the Office of War Information, examines Nazi and Japanese propaganda organs which he displayed at a press conference on March 6, 1943, to show material the Axis is distributing in neutral countries and the material with which the OWI is fighting it

Axis propaganda. Elmer Davis, director of the Office of War Informatio...

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Axis propaganda. This pamphlet, telling the story of the American airmen appears here in three of the many languages in which it has been translated. These pamphlets are distributed abroad to combat Axis propaganda, Elmer Davis, director of the Office of War Information (OWI), told newspapermen at his press conference on March 6, 1943

Axis propaganda. This pamphlet, telling the story of the American airm...

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New York, New York. One of the exhibits at the Nature of the Enemy show, put up by the United States OWI (Office of War Information) at Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York. One of the exhibits at the Nature of the Enemy sho...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Washington, D.C. Reuben H. Markham, director of region V, Overseas Branch of the Office of War Information

Washington, D.C. Reuben H. Markham, director of region V, Overseas Bra...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a display in a warehouse. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a display in a warehouse. Office of War Inf...

Title and other information from lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is avai... More

A black and white photo of an art gallery. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of an art gallery. Office of War Information P...

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

A black and white photo of a sign in a room. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a sign in a room. Office of War Information...

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

Poster. A careless word...a needles loss. Poster distributed by the Office of War Information to bars and taverns, bowling alleys, bus terminals, libraries, theatres. The original comes in three sizes: 22 inches x 28 inches, 28 inches x 40 inches, 21 7/8 inches x 23 7/8 inches, and is printed in full color. Copies are obtainable from Division of Public Inquiries, OWI, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Poster. A careless word...a needles loss. Poster distributed by the Of...

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Poster distributed by Office of War Information to libraries, theatres, office buildings, post offices, terminals, bowling alleys, bars and taverns. The original comes in two sizes: 28 inches x 40 inches and 22 inches x 28 inches, and is printed in red, white, and blue. Copies are obtainable from Division of Public Inquiries, OWI, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Poster distributed by Office of War Information to libraries, theatres...

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U.S. FSA (Farm Security Administration), later U.S. Office of War Information, photograph laboratory in the Auditor's Building. Washington, D.C. Chemical mixing room, showing supplies, scales, etc.

U.S. FSA (Farm Security Administration), later U.S. Office of War Info...

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The four freedoms. The panel is part of an exhibit prepared for the Office of War Information by Jean Carlu, eminent poster artist. The actual size of the panel is 15 x 30 feet. Another montage of the same size, The Arsenal of Democracy, comprises a companion piece to "The Four Freedoms" panel and completes the exhibit. This exhibit will be shown by the OWI in scores of cities throughout the country

The four freedoms. The panel is part of an exhibit prepared for the Of...

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

New York, New York. "United Nations" exhibition of photographs presented by the United States Office of War Information (OWI) on Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York. "United Nations" exhibition of photographs present...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Office of War Information poster (OWI). Poster distributed by the OWI to manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, banks, liquor stores, taprooms, hotels, bars, beauty parlors, barber shops, war plants, American Legion posts, railways, bus and airline terminals, and government agencies. The original is 26 inches by 13 3/4 inches and is printed in red and black on white. Copies may be obtained from the Bureau of Public Inquiry, Office of War Information, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Office of War Information poster (OWI). Poster distributed by the OWI ...

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OWI (Office of War Information) exhibits at American University

OWI (Office of War Information) exhibits at American University

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A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie. Office of War Info...

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A group of men standing next to each other. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men standing next to each other. Office of War Information ...

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A man and a woman standing next to a microphone. Office of War Information Photograph

A man and a woman standing next to a microphone. Office of War Informa...

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A black and white photo of two women standing next to each other. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two women standing next to each other. Offi...

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Portrait of Marjory Collins, photographer for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and the United States Office of War Information (OWI)

Portrait of Marjory Collins, photographer for the Farm Security Admini...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Customers waiting for the butcher in a grocery store, in a scene during the filming of "Black Marketing," a motion picture produced by the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) and released August 19, 1943

Customers waiting for the butcher in a grocery store, in a scene durin...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Customers waiting for the butcher in a grocery store, in a scene during the filming of "Black Marketing," a motion picture produced by the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) and released August 19, 1943

Customers waiting for the butcher in a grocery store, in a scene durin...

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

A scene at the American Airlines "Flagship" passenger plane, showing moving picture and sound equipment being used during the filming of "Black Marketing," a motion picture produced by the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) and released August 19, 1943

A scene at the American Airlines "Flagship" passenger plane, showing m...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York, New York. Spectators attracted by the exhibits at the Nature of the Enemy show, put up by the United States OWI (Office of War Information) at Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York. Spectators attracted by the exhibits at the Nature...

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

Axis propaganda. Here are five of more than one hundred exhibits which Elmer Davis, director of the Office of War information, displayed to the press at a conference on March 6, 1943, to tell how the OWI was fighting the Axis on the propaganda front. In this collection appear NIPPON, a widely-circulated Japanese propaganda magazine; SIGNAL, the Nazi magazine which in many languages is widely distributed in neutral countries; YAMATO, a magazine lauding the Japanese published by the Italians; HITLER CODICA EL MUNDO, an expose of Hitler in Spanish by Hermann Rauschnigg and FREEDOM, the Japanese propaganda organ which ironically, displays a picture of American prisoners of war on the cover

Axis propaganda. Here are five of more than one hundred exhibits which...

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

New York, New York. Miss Anna Rosenberg of the War Manpower Commission, at the exhibition of cartoons concerning lost hours in war production, sponsored by the Office of War Information. She is looking at a cartoon, autographed by Mayor La Guardia of New York City, who submitted the idea for this illustration

New York, New York. Miss Anna Rosenberg of the War Manpower Commission...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York, New York. British officer and French sailors view display at the Nature of the Enemy exhibition, designed by OWI (Office of War Information) and installed on the plaza of Rockefeller center

New York, New York. British officer and French sailors view display at...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Customers waiting for the butcher in a grocery store, in a scene during the filming of "Black Marketing," a motion picture produced by the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) and released August 19, 1943

Customers waiting for the butcher in a grocery store, in a scene durin...

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

Washington, D.C. George E. Taylor, director of region VII of the Overseas Branch of the Office of War Information

Washington, D.C. George E. Taylor, director of region VII of the Overs...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

New York, New York. Spectators looking at one of the exhibits at the Nature of the Enemy show, put up by the OWI (Office of War Information) at Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York. Spectators looking at one of the exhibits at the N...

Public domain photograph of military parade, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A butcher and a patron at the meat counter of a grocery store, a scene from "Black Marketing," a film produced by the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) and released August 19, 1943

A butcher and a patron at the meat counter of a grocery store, a scene...

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

Customers waiting for the butcher in a grocery store, in a scene during the filming of "Black Marketing," a motion picture produced by the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) and released August 19, 1943

Customers waiting for the butcher in a grocery store, in a scene durin...

Annotation on original negative jacket. This image in a jacket marked "Killed" Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Pi... More

Restricted display of publications and other materials issued by the overseas branch of the United States Office of War Information (OWI) as well as allied and enemy countries

Restricted display of publications and other materials issued by the o...

Title and other information from lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is avai... More

Restricted display of publications and other materials issued by the overseas branch of the United States Office of War Information (OWI) as well as allied and enemy countries

Restricted display of publications and other materials issued by the o...

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

A black and white photo of a sign in a room. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a sign in a room. Office of War Information...

Title and other information from lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is avai... More

Elmer Davis, Director, Office of War Information (OWI)

Elmer Davis, Director, Office of War Information (OWI)

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

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI to taxi cabs, streetcars, restaurants, taverns, public buildings, etc. The original is in three sizes: seven inches by ten inches, fourteen inches by twenty inches, twenty-eight inches by forty inches, and is printed in blue and black on white. Copies may be obtained from the Office of War Information, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI to tax...

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

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

U.S. FSA (Farm Security Administration), later U.S. Office of War Information, photograph laboratory in the Auditor's Building. Washington, D.C. Film developing room

U.S. FSA (Farm Security Administration), later U.S. Office of War Info...

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

A black and white photo of a group of men in suits. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men in suits. Office of War Info...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

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