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Poster Collection

There are over 800 posters in the collection (not all are currently online).  They may be seen as history, chronicling the anxieties and hopes of the First and Second World Wars. They may be seen as propaganda – a lexicon of psychological stratagems to marshal people, to woo friends, an to confound enemies. They may be viewed as sociology, reflecting the popular culture, mores, and prejudices of their times.  Or they may be viewed simply for their visual interest, sometimes inspiring, sometimes funny or crude, but always fascinating.

During World War I, posters primarily sought to exploit people’s weaknesses, or to appeal to their sense of patriotism and morality. World War II posters were produced by commercial interests and political parties.  They were more sophisticated and realistic than the posters of the First World War.

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Canada

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Collection Formats:

Selected Works of General John W. Vessey, Jr., 22 June 1982-30 September 1985

Vessey Selected Works (pdf) This presents material drawn from the public record of General John W. Vessey’s service—22 June 1982 through 30 September 1985—as the Tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Arranged in chronological order, the material is drawn from his speeches, Congressional testimony, published articles, selected correspondence and interviews. It reflects General […]


Gleason and Margaret Wilson Collection

Gleason and Margaret Wilson Biography (pdf) A short biographical summary of the World War II experiences of Gleason and Margaret Wilson. Archival research and exhibit (on display from June 2018 until January 2019) by Marshall Museum Summer 2018 intern Leah Ingle, a graduate student in History at Liberty University.


Glossary of Terms Used in the ECA

The following pages contain a list of the technical terms used most frequently in Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) operations.


Photograph of a young Vietnamese Boy, 1968
Collection: C.W. Bowman Collection

Sometime in 1968, C. W. Bowman took care of a young Vietnamese boy. He picked him up off the streets in Saigon during the Tet offensive (January-September of 1968). The boy’s family had been killed and he was living on the street. Charles Bowman bought him a uniform and fed him at the Company area.


FRA-00996, Tourism
Call Number: FRA-00996 Collection: National Archives Marshall Plan Photographs

Scene along country road in northern France.

Photographs


FRA-00998, Wheat
Call Number: FRA-00998 Collection: National Archives Marshall Plan Photographs

A wheat field in France.

Photographs


FRA-00997, Manufacturing in northern France., October 2, 1948
Call Number: FRA-00997 Collection: National Archives Marshall Plan Photographs

Factory under construction in northern France.

Photographs


FRA-00995, Wheat
Call Number: FRA-00995 Collection: National Archives Marshall Plan Photographs

Wheat field in France.

Photographs


FRA-00993, Agriculture/Wheat
Call Number: FRA-00993 Collection: National Archives Marshall Plan Photographs

Wheat field in northern France. In the background, coal mine and huge slag heap.

Photographs


FRA-00994, Coal
Call Number: FRA-00994 Collection: National Archives Marshall Plan Photographs

Full coal cars in northern French coal mine.

Photographs


 
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