WAR POSTERS

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 178, 24 April 1942, Page 8

WAR POSTERS

Exhibition Opened To The Public In interesting display of war posters in tlie Wellington Manufacturers’ Association clubroom, Willis Street, is now open to tiie public daily from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. , , . . The posters deal with recruiting, morale, national savings, industrial production, anti-waste, and careless talk. Great Britain, Hie United States ot America, Canada, Australia mid Ney Zealand are represented. From Britain comes a set ol 12 yivid pictures showing various branches ot the armed forces on active service. Aircratt., naval vessels, tanks, anti-iureralt aud coastal guns, and motor-cycle units arc shown in operation. in the American section are comprehensive representations of the insignia and decorations of tlie United States Arniv. Morale posters feature chiefly Mr. , Churchill's historic messages to the Empire. Canada is represented by some particularly striking work. One poster depicts wliat at first glance appears to be a pair of blazing guns—in fact, two huge chimney stacks. It is appropriately captioned : “Big guns of the home front. — Action stations everyone. ’ Another Canadian poster presents a while elephant, with the advice: “If you dont need it, don’t buv it.” An Australian contribulion compares the free workman of the (lenioertieies with Hie Nazi slave toiling under the direction of Storm Troopers. "H.'s your production against his,” it states.