A group of eight (8) 1945 propaganda posters issued by the U.S. Government to encourage compliance with rationing and price control measures implemented during World War II. All approx. 8 1/2 x 11 in. Posters include: 

1. Your Ration Board / These Folks are your Neighbors....Help Them Help You! [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 

With a photograph subtitled "Typical War Price and Ratiniong Board (Toledo, Ohio)" and "Democracy in Action" highlighting that those fixing rations were typical Americans. 

2. What INFLATION means...[Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 

3. YOU HELP THE ENEMY if you buy BLACK MARKET GAS. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 

With a racist caricature of a Japanese soldier, the poster encourages Americans to always use legal ration coupons and avoid black markets. 

4. Most Americans Comply with RATIONING and PRICE CONTROL But...the VIOLATOR Steals your share... [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 

5. WE WANT THIS / NOT THIS / RATIONING IS A "MUST" Until Supply equals Demand. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 

6. IT TAKES 2 TO MAKE A BLACK MARKET! [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945]. 

7. Rent Control Protects You. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945]. 

With an illustration of Uncle Sam, the poster encourages citizens talk to the Office of Price Administration to ensure their rent is controlled. 

8. HIS NEEDS come FIRST.  [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945]. 

Emphasizing soldiers' need for rubber tires, the poster encourages Americans to walk instead. 

[World War II, WWII,  FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adolf Hitler, Allied, Axis, George S. Patton, Air Force] [Propaganda, Posters]