Summary Information

Title: United States Navy Instruction Posters
Inclusive Dates: circa 1941

Creator:

• United States. Naval Training Command

Call Number: PH 168

Quantity: 2.0 cubic feet (5 flat boxes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

United States Navy Training Division instruction posters from World War II, numbers 266-894 of a series, illustrated with cartoons, consisting of health and safety advice, general plane maintenance, submarine recognition and warfare tips, oxygen safety, carrier landings, the dangers of alcohol, and emergency survival training. Images primarily feature a dimwitted bomber pilot named Dilbert making mistakes to illustrate the importance of safety and training, as well as anthropomorphized cartoons of enemy submarines, often using Japanese and German stereotypes. Posters were originally produced to be displayed and changed daily in cases on naval bases, possibly on aircraft carriers.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph00168

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