World War II Ads, Posters, and Illustration Archive

This page showcases advertisements, illustrations, photography, and memorabilia on World War II.
At the bottom of the page is a list of the stories on WWII.

You can buy high-quality digital files digitally remastered, mostly from originals.
Fine-art prints on archival papers are also available.


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Cadillac’s World War II Iconic Advertisements

Cadillac’s World War II Iconic Advertisements

On January 16, 1942, 39 days after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt, with an executive order, created the War Production Board (WPB) to convert peacetime industrial production to meet the needs of the war.
Only 55 days after automobile production ended, Cadillac delivered the first tank. Just 17 days later, the second was shipped. Production was beginning to roll and soon to become a flood.

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