A blow to the Axis: more lumber for the Army
Painting of a shirtless lumberman in a hat and blue jeans swinging an axe into a large tree trunk, with the U.S. Army eagle seal at upper left. 'A Blow to the Axis' is lettered in red over the figure and 'More lumber for the Army' in black below. Plain-folks and transfer: an ordinary worker's labour is framed as a direct blow against the enemy.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1943
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Army (artist: Harold von Schmidt)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- Home front, Labor
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Army. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-268 (NAID 513717).
Text on the object
[imprint:] U. S. ARMY OFFICIAL POSTER A Blow to the Axis MORE LUMBER FOR THE ARMY [signature:] HAROLD VON SCHMIDT '43 [imprint:] U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1943-O-554163
