Posters

Perhaps no person is more responsible for the Legion's vast poster collection than Verna B. Grimm (1892-1958), who was appointed the first librarian of The American Legion Library in 1923. Grimm was instrumental in gathering war posters from numerous sources; she once wrote that she "secured our posters from so many sources it is difficult to give them." Most were obtained from private parties, and a significant number were purchased from the American Library Service. Grimm urged the collection be built "as important records of historical interest and of particular value to the student in future years."

Each poster tells a story, is visually appealing and reflects how society coped with being at war. As Grimm wrote 70 years ago, "Students and children will be interested in learning of these phases of the World War not found in history textbooks. They will learn that the war was not just a series of battles, but that with it life had to be lived as gallantly as possible and these personal associations helped make the ordeal endurable."

SOMEONE TALKED! (koerner) 1942

JUNK RAINS HELL ON AXIS (artzybasheff) 1942

SAVE WASTE FATS

YOUR SCRAP BROUGHT IT DOWN (tudor) 1942

HAVE YOU REALLY TRIED TO SAVE GAS BY GETTING INTO A CAR CLUB? (schmidt, harold van) 1944

HELP WIN THE WAR - SQUEEZE IN ONE MORE (morehouse, lee; dr. suess)

HE NEEDS MORE THAN GUTS! (kling)

"KINGFISHERS" IN EUROPEAN WATERS (united aircraft corporation - world-wide radio photo)

I'LL CARRY MINE TOO! (sarra) 1943

SAVE WASTE FATS FOR EXPLOSIVES (koerner, h.) 1943

PREPARE FOR WINTER NOW! (solid fuels administration for war) 1944

YOUR STORE CAN PROVIDE SALVAGE FOR VICTORY (the national cash register company - ncr)

SAVE WASTE FATS (war production board) 1942

WIN WITH TIN (war production board) 1942

GET IN THE SCRAP (war production board) 1942