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As World War II raged across Europe and the Pacific, the United States government launched a powerful visual campaign to stir support for the war effort at home. This striking 1942 poster, issued by the U.S. Government Printing Office, distills the urgency of that mission into a single message: "MORE PRODUCTION." In the artwork, a large aerial bomb descends forcefully onto a backdrop split between two ominous symbols—the swastika of Nazi Germany and the red sun of Imperial Japan. The visual message is clear and unflinching: more bombs, more weapons, more materials meant more victories. Posters like this were a vital part of the War Production Board’s effort to motivate factory workers, welders, and machinists across the country, reinforcing that industrial strength was as essential as military strategy. The bold colors and simplified composition reflect the graphic design language of wartime propaganda—clarity, emotion, and immediacy. This image is a compelling artifact of how art an