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Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 21, 1942

Description: Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make electrical appliances last longer to aid the war effort. Appliances discussed include toasters, coffee makers, mixers, waffle irons, and flat irons. The newsletter advises against unsafe wiring and electricity usage and encourages proper cleaning and maintenance of appliances.
Date: 1942
Creator: Better Business Bureau Educational Division
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 20, 1942

Description: Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make rubber articles last longer to aid the war effort. Articles discussed include overshoes, clothing, hot water bottles, and garden hoses. The newsletter advises against leaving rubber in heat or sunlight or damaging them with tension or substances like paint or oil and encourages proper cleaning and maintenance of rubber ite… more
Date: 1942
Creator: Better Business Bureau Educational Division
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 13, 1942

Description: Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make shoes last longer to aid the war effort. The newsletter provides instructions for the proper selection, care, and repair of shoes. Special instruction is given for suede, satin, white leather, and work shoes.
Date: 1942
Creator: Better Business Bureau Educational Division
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Dogs for Defense]

Description: Brochure from the American Kennel Club's Dogs for Defense program informing the American public of the importance of a properly trained dog army in assisting the war effort.
Date: 1942~
Creator: American Kennel Club
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Merry Christmas Flyer]

Description: Flyer sent by the Office of Dependency Benefits titled "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year."
Date: October 25, 1944
Creator: Office of Dependency Benifits
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Help Bring Him Home]

Description: Flyer titled "Help Bring Him Home for Other Holidays..." encouraging civilians not to ask returning servicemen questions that could contain potentially sensitive war information. The reverse side is titled "Our Hospitals Need More Help" and encourages women to sign up to become a Red Cross nurse.
Date: October 16, 1944
Creator: Holler, Carl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Lona B. Parker's War Ration Book Four]

Description: War Ration Book Four issued to Lona Belle Parker. The cover includes a blank space for the issuee's address and is unsigned. The booklet contains unused ration stamps for a variety of goods including coffee.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Guardians of the Colors]

Description: Recruiting poster for the U.S. Army painted by Colonel Thomas B. Woodburn, U.S. Army. The poster depicts an Army Color Guard marching in WWI dress uniforms with WWI style helmets holding flags and guns.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Woodburn, Thomas B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Poster
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Wings Over America]

Description: Recruiting poster for the U.S. Army Air Corps painted by Colonel Thomas B. Woodburn, US Army. The poster depicts a screaming eagle with U.S. Air Corps insignia diving on target with U.S. planes.
Date: 1939~
Creator: Woodburn, Thomas B
Item Type: Refine your search to only Poster
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers' Life]

Description: Recruiting poster for the U.S. Army painted by Colonel Thomas B. Woodburn, U.S. Army. The poster depicts a marching United States soldier in a WWII dress uniform with rifle and WWI helmet.
Date: 1941-04-10?
Creator: Woodburn, Thomas B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Poster
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Wanted for Murder]

Description: Wartime poster, in the style of a wanted poster, stressing the importance of not spreading important information during war time. The poster has a woman's portrait in black and white at the center. Her hair is styled in victory rolls and she is wearing earrings.
Date: 1944
Creator: Office of War Information
Item Type: Refine your search to only Poster
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[A Handbook for Air Raid Wardens]

Description: Booklet titled "A Handbook for Air Raid Wardens," which was one of a series of handbooks published by the United States Office of Civilian Defense instructing civil defense workers in their duties. The handbook includes information regarding the chain of command and equipment for air raid wardens, duties prior to an air attack, reporting procedure, coordination of services, home preparation and response to an air raid, and how to handle specific types of attacks (magnesium bombs, gases, etc.). … more
Date: April 1942
Creator: Hooker, S. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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