USA Interwar Propaganda Collection: In 1920, the manufacture, sale, import and export of alcohol was prohibited by the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Well-organized criminal gangs exploded in numbers, finances, power, and influence on city politics.
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression led to government efforts to restart the economy and help its victims.
By 1939, isolationist sentiment in America had ebbed, and after the stunning fall of France in 1940 to Nazi Germany, the United States began rearming itself and sent a large stream of money and military supplies to Britain and the Soviet Union. (Wikipedia)
USA Interwar Propaganda Posters
Military:
1919 Adventure and Action. Enlist In The Field Artillery U.S. Army
Politics:
1941 ‘business as usual’. America open your eyes!
Civilian Life:
1919 Hold up your end! Red Cross War Fund Week. One Hundred Million Dollars
1919 Sunday May 11 Evangeline Booth. ‘The Secret Of The Salvation Army’s Success’
1935 Obey The Fishing Laws! this means you!
1936 Amateur Contest For Children
1936 Be Careful Near Machinery
1936 Dept Of Parks Water Carnival
1936 Don’t Kill Our Wild Life
1936 Federal Art Project. Exhibition Of Graphic Arts
1936 Jobs For Girls Woman
1936 Learn To Swim Campaign
1936 Machine Age. A Variety Theatre Production
1936 Print Making. A New Tradition Featuring Original Color Litography
1936 Safety Comes First
1936 To-Day Is Another Day. Make It Safe!
1937 Training in Art…
1939 Father and Son Banquet. Savoy Ballroom
1939 The Art Institute Of Chicago. International Exhibition Of Water Colors
1941 A Young Man’s Opportunity For Work Play Study and Health
1941 Mobilizing Michigan For Farm And Factory
1941 Photography Exhibition
1941 Report Dog Bites
Advertising:
1932 Olympic Games. Los Angeles 1932
1936 City Of New York. Municipal Airports
1937 The United States’ First Foreign Trade Zone
1937 The United States’ First Foreign Trade Zone. Staten Island, City Of New York
1941 Young Lovers Look Ahead. Lane’s August Sale Special
