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World War II Posters Now Available on Digital Library

By Danielle Gorman   Posted in Gateway Carousel Staff news
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World War II Posters Available in Digital Library [graphic]

September 2025, marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, which took place over six years between 1939 and 1945. In honor of the anniversary, the Digital Initiatives department began digitizing posters from the War Poster Collection housed in our libraries’ Special Collections. This collection offers a fascinating time capsule of world history featuring posters from the United States, Czechoslovakia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, and Yugoslavia. Many posters cover topics such as patriotism, recruitment, war bonds, and saving stamps, among others.

Our digital library currently features 28 World War II posters, with more to be added in 2026. Browse highlighted posters from this collection below or view the entire collection here.

 

Poster showing a jar with assorted fruits and vegetables in the background.
Can all you can [graphic] : it’s a real war job! Poster showing a jar with assorted fruits and vegetables in the background.
Image of FDR hovers above a family standing by a grave.
“In the strength of great hope we must shoulder our common load” : buy victory bonds. Image of FDR hovers above a family standing by a grave.
Poster showing British lion and Canadian beaver armed with swords.
To victory (Canada). Poster showing British lion and Canadian beaver armed with swords.
Poster showing head-and-shoulders of a boy & a girl superimposed above youths picking potatoes.
Be a victory farm volunteer in the U.S. Crop Corps. Poster showing head-and-shoulders of a boy & a girl superimposed above youths picking potatoes.
Poster showing scene described in title
Back them up! [graphic] : heavy “Stirling” bombers raid the Nazi Baltic port of Lübeck and leave the docks ablaze.