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title: He's Betting His Life That We Stay on the Job!
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/hes-betting-his-life-teamwork-wins-1943/
description: 'Maritime Commission poster: a rifleman firing at top right and, below, a shipyard worker in a hard hat with an ID badge and thumbs-up.'
section: Collection
---

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# He's Betting His Life That We Stay on the Job!

Maritime Commission poster: a rifleman firing at top right and, below, a shipyard worker in a hard hat with an ID badge and thumbs-up, a ship on the ways behind, under 'TEAMWORK WINS'. The slogan 'He's betting his life... that we stay on the job!' ties the worker's attendance to the soldier's risk.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
He's betting
his life . . .
that we
stay on the job!
TEAMWORK WINS
SHIPS FOR VICTORY
UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION
[signature: NORMAN KENYON]
[imprint: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943-O-[illegible]]
Additional copies may be obtained from the Division of Public Relations, U.S. Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C.
```

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