I have a real war job
A close photographic portrait of a coal miner in a helmet with a lamp, under the headline 'I have a real war job'. Two starred lines in the first person say he works every day and knows coal will speed victory. The miner speaks for himself, a testimonial aimed at keeping miners at work.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Solid Fuels Administration for War
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- Labor, Home front
- 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)
Solid Fuels Administration for War. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1035 (NAID 514561).
Text on the object
I HAVE A REAL WAR JOB * I work every day! * I know coal will speed victory ! SOLID FUELS ADMINISTRATION FOR WAR [imprint:] U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944—O—504889
