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One sheet previously mounted Canadian World War II propaganda poster from around 1944–1945, titled This is our strength: the new north.
Information on the Poster:
Artist: A.Y. Jackson (Alexander Young Jackson), a prominent member of the Group of Seven artists.
Issuer: It was issued by the Wartime Information Board and produced by the National Film Board of Canada in Ottawa.
Purpose: The poster aimed to boost morale and highlight the strategic importance of Canada's northern regions during the war effort. It emphasized new developments like the Alaska Highway, airfields, and natural resource extraction (oil and minerals) as key contributions to both the war and the nation's future.
Message: The text explains that the Canadian north's new flying routes link continents and make Canada a central strategic point in the "new air age," opening doors to Asia and Europe. |
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