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The Arm Bands Worn

• The American Magazine, 1941 •


This is yet another example of how confident everyone was that the United States was destined to play a part in the war – this article appeared on the newsstands a full month before Pearl Harbor and it is all about the unique jobs within the Civilian Defense organization. This graphic undertaking was placed in the hands of Charles Coiner (1898 – 1989), an advertising art director. He was no stranger to working for the Federal Government – he designed the famous blue eagle of the (defunct) National Recovery Administration some years earlier (you can read about his blue eagle here).

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1941 United States civil defense insignia designationgraphic designer charles coiner designed WW2 civil defense insigniacivil defense graphic designs 1941

The Arm Bands Worn

The Arm Bands Worn

1941 United States civil defense insignia designationgraphic designer charles coiner designed WW2 civil defense insigniacivil defense graphic designs 1941
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