Imagine your rifling through a box filled with old papers, forms, receipts, and other extraneous items. You've been tasked with the duty of separating things that can be thrown away and are no longer needed while filtering out things that people would be interested in seeing.
You've been going through these items for a while now, box after box is filled with thousands of pieces of paper. But you've got a keen eye, you're one of those people who can stay on task and pay attention. You're on the very last box for the night when you pick up an old manila envelope that is completely blank save for the scrawled words "War Posters" written on the front.
Intrigued, you attempt to open the envelope, but unfortunately you can't seem to unseal the old thing. It's been so long that it's essentially melted shut, and even the piece of metal is rusted over. The man in this amazing video was lucky enough to go through all of these emotions. He had to cut the old envelope open before he found the treasure inside. And believe us when we say these are all real treasures from the greatest generation!
Can you imagine finding something like this? What would you do? Would you frame them and put them on your wall, or would you sell them off? Let us know in the comments below!
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The first poster he uncovered was an interesting piece that explained to the masses the importance of keeping with the ceiling prices in order to beat the Axis powers!
Similar to the "Loose Lips Sink Ships" campaign, this poster reaffirms to all Americans that you should NEVER discuss troop movements. You never know who could be a Nazi spy!
We're usually used to Uncle Sam pointing towards us, not using his finger to shush us!
World War II saw heavy involvement from men and women alike! This campaign begun to help recruit women to join the coast guard in order to relieve men from shore duty. SPARS is actually an acronym taken from the Coast Guard motto "Semper Paratus, Always Ready".
In order to keep the war machine moving, even in the middle of summer, it was a good idea for everyone to purchase coal ahead of time before it was too late!
Winning World War II was a countrywide effort. Men were out fighting far away, but the war at home was just as necessary as anything else. Keeping the economy back in the states moving was instrumental in the ultimate defeat of the Axis powers! If it weren't for everyone joining in, who knows what would have happened!
Watch him open the package below!
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