US propaganda poster denouncing Japanese bombing of library

Identifier
irn513012
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.458.1
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn513012

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm) | Width: 14.250 inches (36.195 cm)

Creator(s)

  • United States Government Printing Office (Distributor)

Archival History

The poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Poster, rectangular format, printed in red and dark blue ink, titled, "To All Who Use Libraries This Is Our War." Text signed by the Director of the Office of War Information describes the Japanese destroying an American library in the Phillippines and similarities to Nazi book burning.

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Libraries.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Philippines.

Genre

  • Object
  • Posters
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