APPRENTICESHIP the KEY... to INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITY, War Manpower Commission, Apprentice Training Program , 1945
Item — Oversize: Drawers, Folder: 36
Identifier: Item No 439
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
- 1945
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
18 1/2 x 26, Outline of United States containing montage of graphic images of industry; image of a key crossing diagonally over the nation
Creator
- From the Collection: Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978 (Person)
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
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