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Anon., WHICH ONE would you shoot , "Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Aids"

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Identifier: Item No 13

Scope and Content

From the Collection: There are 823 World War II posters, maps and miscellaneous items like pamphlets and booklets in this collection. The material was issued by various federal agencies. Among the artists and cartoonists represented in the collection are Ben Shahn, Norman Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth, Walt Disney, Al Capp, Hank Ketchum, Antonio Arias Bernal, Jean Carlu, Edward McNight Kauffer, Herbert Bayer, and Alexey Brodovitch. European and Latin American artists also created the works. Some of the political and military figures represented on the posters are Admiral Yamamoto, Emperor Hirohito, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Harry S.Truman, General Douglas MacArthur, Admiral Nimitz, Mussolini, Adolf Hitler and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Most posters are in English, some are in Spanish, Portuguese and German. Folders 1-46 are posters, folders 47-54 are newsmaps.

Dates

  • "Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Aids"

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 823 items (54 posters) : 823 posters and news maps

Physical Description

1943, 11x 14 "Graphic depiction of three soldiers manning an anti-aircraft gun with graphic depiction of two aircraft silhouettes above (RECOGNITION TEST NUMBER 1)

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451