On the job
A steam locomotive seen head-on in black and grey, flanked by a second locomotive and a caboose, set against red and white stripes over a blue panel. Headline 'on the job'; text: 'Whatever the demand, America's railroads are fully prepared to meet the nation's transportation needs.' The flag-like stripes lend national colour to an industry claim (transfer).
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Association of American Railroads, Washington, D.C.
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Corporation
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Reassure
- 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)
Association of American Railroads. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1450 (NAID 515113).
Text on the object
on the job Whatever the demand—America's railroads are fully prepared to meet the nation's transportation needs. Association of AMERICAN RAILROADS Washington, D. C.
