My tank's in the war, too, and I'm running it fair and square to protect your share
A smiling filling-station attendant in a 'GAS' cap gives a thumbs-up beside a pump, while a line of Army tanks recedes behind the headline. A black band below reads 'Help us smash the Black Market!'. The friendly local attendant is plain folks, and the fuel tank is equated with the Army tank (transfer).
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Office of Price Administration
- 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
- Home front, Economy and finance
- 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)
Office of Price Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1382 (NAID 515041).
Text on the object
"MY TANK'S IN THE WAR, TOO... and I'm running it fair and square to protect your share" [on the pump and cap:] GAS We sell gasoline only if you have legally issued coupons properly endorsed. HELP US SMASH THE BLACK MARKET! [signature:] [illegible] [imprint:] Form No. 320-827, 7-44 [imprint:] U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1944-O-599619 [imprint:] OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION
