World War II Posters - Edmon Low Library

About the Collection

The U. S. Government Printing Office posters in this collection circulated across the nation during World War II and into the early 1950s, revealing how Americans on the home front navigated wartime pressures and national mobilization. Their imagery highlights evolving roles for women, new expectations around food production and conservation, concerns about environmental conditions, and warnings tied to national security and communication.

Donated to the OSU Library in 1973 by Archibald Edwards, the posters were later digitized to support continued research into the cultural and emotional landscape of World War II America.