The very first meme.

 

 

sub spotted poster

Healthy-looking chap. Sizable explosive. Good poster.

 

 

oer the ramparts we watch

Kinda looks like a young Ronald Reagan. Right?

 

americans fighting for liberty poster

This shows the contrast between the swinging, flamboyant 1770s and the practical, prudish 1940s.

 

 

save freedom of speech

Norman Rockwell painted this one. It was originally published in the Saturday Evening Post along with a fictional parable that had a young Adolf Hitler meet a young Benito Mussolini in the Alps in 1912 to discuss taking over their respective countries and ending freedom of speech.

 

 

army nurse poster

Need a nurse? Make a poster. It’s that simple.

 

 

buy war bonds

Uncle Sam as a fitter, more distinguished Santa.

keep these hands off

Fun fact: a real baby was used to model for this poster.

 

loose lips posters

It’s also true the other way around. But that’s a whole other poster.

 

 

mr peanut soldier

Don’t mess with him. He’s nuts.

tittle tattle

Someone probably Yelped the sh*t out of this place.

 

together we can do it

Indeed.

 

 

uncle sam I'm counting on you

Nothing like a pair of dreamy blue eyes to effectively say “shut your mouth”.

 

you buy em we fly em

They don’t make goggles like this anymore.

 

 

united we win

And that we did.