Are you doing all you can? – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This vintage poster of Are you doing all you can? brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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A single pointed finger and the direct question "Are you doing all you can?" make this 1942 poster feel like a personal challenge rather than a general appeal. Its copyright line names the General Cable Corporation, a reminder that many wartime messages came from private companies. By 1942, after the United States entered the war in December 1941, home front efforts such as buying war bonds, conserving materials and working in factories had become part of everyday life. The pointing figure recalls the Uncle Sam "I Want You" recruiting poster of World War I and relies on personal responsibility to move the viewer.
| Created / published | 1942 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | War posters 1940-1950.Prints Color 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Copyright by General Cable Corporation. |
| Subjects | World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States. Patriotism--1940-1950. Pointing fingers--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,739 × 3,450 px · prints to 9 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219641 |
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