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title: Let's Keep It Flying! What Are You Doing to Keep Our E?
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/lets-keep-it-flying-army-navy-e-1942/
description: A woman and two men in work clothes, one holding a wrench, haul on a rope raising a red and blue Army-Navy E pennant over a smoking factory skyline.
section: Collection
---

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# Let's Keep It Flying! What Are You Doing to Keep Our E?

A woman and two men in work clothes, one holding a wrench, haul on a rope raising a red and blue Army-Navy E pennant over a smoking factory skyline. A white card asks 'What are you doing to keep our E?'. The award flag lends military honour to the plant, and the smiling workers in overalls and coveralls stand for the ordinary employee.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/) [Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/)

## Text on the object

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

```
ARMY E NAVY
LET'S KEEP IT FLYING!
WHAT ARE
YOU DOING TO
KEEP OUR "E" ?
[signature: illegible, lower left]
[imprint: INCENTIVE DIVISION, NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.]
```

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