Chrysler Institutional Advertising during World War II, "Imagination and Teamwork," 1944
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Like other American automakers, Chrysler suspended civilian work to focus on military production when the U.S. entered World War II. Over the course of the war, Chrysler facilities and employees built 22,235 tanks and 18,413 B-29 airplane engines. Other Chrysler wartime products included antiaircraft guns, ammunition, and diffusers used in the production of U-235 for atomic weapons.
Like other American automakers, Chrysler suspended civilian work to focus on military production when the U.S. entered World War II. Over the course of the war, Chrysler facilities and employees built 22,235 tanks and 18,413 B-29 airplane engines. Other Chrysler wartime products included antiaircraft guns, ammunition, and diffusers used in the production of U-235 for atomic weapons.
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Date Made
1944
Subject Date
1944
Creators
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
91.0.178.727
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 12.813 in
Width: 9.313 in
Inscriptions
Also printed on front: BUY MORE WAR BONDS! / 2,152 OTHER COMPANIES SHARE IN THE WAR WORK CHRYSLER DOES FOR YOU!
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