World War II illustration for the military by William Palmer. Palmer was stationed at Camp Fannin, TX, which is in the lower right.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, William Charles Palmer 1906-1987 studied at the Art Students League under Thomas Hart Benton and studied fresco painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in France. During the depression he painted murals funded by the WPA in public buildings in Massachussetts, District of Columbia, New York and many other states. This is from a larger group of materials by William Palmer.
Gouache and drawing on paper and tracing paper, then affixed at the corners to a piece of cardstock with tape. The upper right section is collaged onto the tape and tracing paper.