During World War II, hydroelectric dams operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority powered crucial war industries, including factories producing airplanes and bombs. TVA’s hydropower also served the secret nuclear complex at Oak Ridge, Tennessee as part of the Manhattan Project.
How did these World War II-era posters lay the groundwork for the popular celebration of TVA and government planning and development in the post-war period?
Citation:
Office of Emergency Management: War Production Board. Electric Power is a Weapon of War. Poster. January 1942-November 3, 1945. National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland.
Office for Emergency Management: War Production Board. Out of Water Power… Comes Air Power. Poster. January 1942- November 3, 1945, National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland.
Office for Emergency Management: War Production Board. Power to Win: 10 Years of TVA. Poster. January 1942- November 3, 1945. National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland.