America is the loser, too - when avoidable accidents stop production. Make haste safely
Painted portrait of a young man in a blue work shirt with one eye covered by a bandage, set against a black ground, with text saying America is the loser when avoidable accidents stop production. The injured face is the fear-appeal; the injury is tied to lost output rather than to the worker alone.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1942
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Army (artist Schlaikjer)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Warn or inform
- 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)
U.S. Army. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1316 (NAID 514954).
Text on the object
AMERICA is the loser, too- when avoidable accidents stop production [signature: SCHLAIKJER 1942] THE U.S. ARMY says- "Make Haste Safely" [imprint: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942--O--487698]
