
Security for the American family
This Social Security Board poster featuring a mother and young child informed widows with dependent children that benefits were available when an insured worker dies....

Shh!
This World War II poster shows how sharing information with a friend may result in giving information to the enemy. During the war, the Government alerted citizens to...

Someone talked!
This World War II poster by artist Henry Koerner dramatizes the consequences of careless talk, a popular theme in wartime information. This poster won a national...

S.S. Leviathan at Southampton
Originally built as the S.S. Vaterlandfor the Hamburg American Line in 1913, this transatlantic liner was once the largest passenger vessel in the world....

Successful women
This 1990 U.S. Army recruiting poster was part of the successful “Army, Be all you can be” marketing campaign. The young woman is wearing an aviation flight helmet.

Support the war!
American artist Howard Chandler Christy created this poster for the Third Liberty Loan war bond drive during World War I. Published in 1917 by Forbes of Boston, the...

Uncle Sam says hush!
This World War II poster, with Uncle Sam covering a soldier’s mouth, makes the point that silence means security. The Government used posters to persuade the public...