WW II Jeep Campaign, 1943 Poster

WW II Jeep Campaign, 1943 Poster

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"The New Triple-Threat Schools-at-War Jeep Campaign" was one of many promotional campaigns during World War II to sell War Bonds. In this case, the poster uses the popular Army jeep to motivate War Bond purchases to "help send our men 20,000 jeeps by December 7th" the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

The artist was Reinhardt. Original was 27 3/8" x 21 1/2". Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943.

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