Description: This photograph shows Rodger Cuccio with a propaganda bomblet that dropped leaflets on Iraqi soldiers urging them to surrender during the first Persian Gulf War in 1991. The bomblet is now on display at the United States Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. Rodger Cuccio was a member of the 356th Tactical Airlift Squadron stationed at Rickenbacker Air Force Base near Columbus. His unit, along with four others, was attached to the 907th Tactical Airlift Group, U.S. Airforce Reserve. This squadron, made up of over 250 servicemen and women, served in the Gulf War from January to June of 1991. While in Kuwait, Cuccio’s unit flew over 2,000 sorties, hauled over 4,400 tons of cargo and moved more than 13,000 people during Operation Desert Storm. Additional missions of the 907th squadron included resupplying Kuwait City after its liberation, redeployment of troops from Iraq to Saudi Arabia following the signing of the United Nations peace treaty, and evacuation of Shiite Muslims from southern Iraq. The men and women of the 907th Tactical Airlift Group returned to Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts on June 14, 1991, after 141 days overseas. Other photographs in the Cuccio Collection depict camp life for U.S. soldiers, old artillery and military aircraft, Kuwaiti refugees, and Kuwait City and the surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3217_3813095_001
Subjects: Military Ohio; Persian Gulf War, 1991; Soldiers; Propaganda; Bombs; Military uniforms
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Iraq
 

Description: A WPA art project in Urbana, Ohio depicting World War I era soldiers marching away from a large skull on the horizon. The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, which was hoped would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression. Creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most important accomplishment of this Act. This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. The WPA also included programs to support education and the arts, providing employment opportunities for out of work educators and artists of all varieties. Although the United States Congress reduced funding for the program in 1939, the WPA remained in operation until June 30, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_019_001
Subjects: Murals--1930-1950; Mural painting and decoration--Ohio--Urbana; War propaganda--United States; Federal Art Project; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: A mural of a train station in the center of a town photographed for the Ohio WPA Art Program. The artist is unknown. The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, which was hoped would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression. Creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most important accomplishment of this Act. This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. The WPA also included programs to support education and the arts, providing employment opportunities for out of work educators and artists of all varieties. Although the United States Congress reduced funding for the program in 1939, the WPA remained in operation until June 30, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_009_001
Subjects: Murals--1930-1950; Mural painting and decoration--Ohio; War propaganda--United States; Federal Art Project; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This cartoon comes from William Henry Harrison's campaign for the presidency against incumbent Martin Van Buren. Van Buren is depicted as a frock-coated dandy supported by Washington insiders, while Harrison is shown as a simple Ohio farmer bearing a club labelled "Reform." Harrison's campaign in the 1840 election was designed to appeal to "the common man," a constituency that had gained greater importance as suffrage expanded beyond the propertied classes. Historians have described the 1840 campaign as the first modern political campaign. Harrison broke with tradition and campaigned actively for president on the Whig ticket. The log cabin became the symbol of Harrison’s campaign when his Democratic opponents ridiculed him, saying he would be content to spend his days in a log cabin drinking hard cider. Harrison’s supporters turned this insult around to portray Harrison as a man of the people. The American voters elected Harrison with the wide margin of victory of 234 electoral college votes for Harrison to Van Buren's 60. The 68-year-old Harrison took office in 1841 but served the shortest time in office of any man elected to the presidency. He died of pneumonia on April 4, 1841, one month after taking office. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS1020
Subjects: Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidential campaigns; Propaganda;
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This World War II poster shows a United States Navy sailor in a tattered uniform, raising a clenched fist above him, with an image of the bombing of Pearl Harbor below. At the center of the poster is the message "Avenge December 7," which was the date on which Japanese air forces attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This poster is number 15 commissioned by the United States Office of War Information (O.W.I.). A note at the bottom reads "Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington D.C." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Series_2829_F28_05
Subjects: World War II; War posters; Propaganda; Pearl Harbor, Attack on (Hawaii : 1941)
Places: Washington D.C.
 

Description: This World War II poster shows a photograph of Nazi officers burning books with German civilians doing the Hitler salute in the background, with the message "Ten years go: the Nazis burned these books" at the top and "...but free Americans CAN STILL READ THEM" at the bottom. This is poster number 66 commissioned by the United States Office of War Information (OWI). A note at the bottom reads "Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington D.C." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Series_2829_F12_12
Subjects: World War II; War posters; Propaganda; Censorship
Places: Washington D.C.
 

Description: This World War II poster painted by Howard Chandler Christy shows Uncle Sam kneeling against a backdrop of a battle scene, looking up at a ray of light coming from the sky. The message reads "For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory" across the top and "Give us the Faith and Courage of our Forefathers--By Word and by Deed, Help Spiritual Defense" at the bottom. This style of poster was designed to encourage civilians to contribute to the war effort in everyday life. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Series_2829_F7_18
Subjects: World War II; War posters; Propaganda; Military Ohio; Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952;
 

Description: This World War II poster shows a young man and young woman standing in a field, each holding a gardening tool, with the message "Join us on the Farm Front" across the top and "Be a victory farm volunteer of the U.S. Crop Corps" at the bottom. This style of poster was designed to promote how civilians could contribute to the war effort in everyday life. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Series_2829_F16_07
Subjects: World War II; War posters; Propaganda; Daily life; Agriculture; Military Ohio
 

Description: This World War II poster shows a woman spraying an insect eating her tomatoes with pesticide with the message "Shoot to kill!" across the top and "Protect your victory garden" at the bottom. This poster type was designed to promote how civilians could contribute to the war effort by enlisting in the armed forces, buying bonds, and rationing food and gas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Series_2829_F27
Subjects: World War II; War posters; Propaganda; Daily life; Agriculture; World War, 1939-1945--Women
 

Description: Dated 1941-1945, this World War II poster shows a man, woman, and young boy harvesting produce in their garden, with the message "Plant a Victory Garden" across the top and "Our food is fighting, a garden will make your rations go further" at the bottom. This is poster number 34 commissioned by the United States Office of War Information (OWI). A note at the bottom reads "Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington D.C." This style of poster promoted how civilians could contribute to the war effort through their everyday activities. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Series_2829_F27_07
Subjects: World War II; War posters; Propaganda; Daily life; Agriculture; Military Ohio
Places: Washington D.C.
 

Description: Printed in 19‌14 in Columbus, Ohio, by Allied Printing Trades Council, this poster urges Ohioans to vote a dry ballot. The text reads "This Home Will Help Make Ohio 'Dry,' Will YOU?" and shows a young boy carrying the American flag. In the lower left corner is a sample ballot with proposed constitutional amendments listed and the appropriate vote marked. Ohio played an important role in the Temperance and Prohibition movements in America from their beginnings in the late 19th century with the formation of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1874 and the Ohio Anti-Saloon League in Oberlin, Ohio, in 1893. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS4727
Subjects: Prohibition; Propaganda; Presidential elections; Political posters
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1943, this World War II poster reads "For Service in Civilian Defense" and shows six military decorations for various milestones of hours served for the Office of Civil Defense. The Office of Civil Defense was created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt by Executive Order 8757 in order to manage state and national measures for civilian protection in case of a war emergency. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2829_C03_D04_F27_01
Subjects: World War II; Posters; Military Ohio; Propaganda