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U.S. Government Printing Office Wood Flies to War

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09654.11 Author/Creator: U.S. Government Printing Office Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Poster Date: 1943 Pagination: 1 poster Height: 58.3 cm, Width: 43.2 cm Order a Copy

One poster entitled, "Wood Flies to War," printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, dated 1943. Poster features an air force plane flying through dark cloudy sky. The poster states, "The Army and Navy need 20,000 Square Feet of Plywood for Each Cargo Plane." The identifying number at the bottom of the poster is O-514623.

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