Our Fire-Power Did It!

Description:

World War II poster with the message, "Our Fire-Power Did It!" The poster shows a large sepia-toned picture of a downed enemy airplane on a South Pacific beach along with printed text that notes "Where Shell from Automatic Cannon Entered Cockpit and Destroyed Plane." A section of the photo has been enlarged to highlight the area of the shell impact. Printed text in the lower left corner of the photo shows "Photo By U. S. Army Signal Corps." Additional text along the bottom of the poster shows "Fire-Power Is Our Business! Keep 'Em Firing!" Small printed text in the lower left corner shows "Copyright 1943 - Oldsmobile Division, General Motors Corporation, Lansing, Michigan." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows the number, "56."

Date Issued:

1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Military

Subject Topic:

World War II, Arsenal of Democracy, Oldsmobile, General Motors Corporation, and U. S. Army Signal Corps

Rights:

Copyright Not Evaluated

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/6849D6AC-D86B-429D-8039-973047294736