Posters and POW camp plans

Monday, April 21, 2003

A picture of W.K. Swanson of McCook appeared in the May 1943 issue of "The Martin Star", a publication of the Glen L. Martin Co., operators of the Martin bomber plant in Omaha where he was employed at that time. Owner of the Swanson Sign Co. in McCook, Mr. Swanson went to Omaha in 1942 as a member of the staff in its photo-art department. Poster signs in the Omaha plant, many of them designed and executed by Swanson, were credited with boosting production, reducing absenteeism, encouraging greater safety and promoting numerous drives, such as the Red Cross or bond sales among the Martin plant employees.

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