American war posters collection

Identifier: irn530319
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of four American World War II propaganda posters.

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1. English (4)
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1. United States (4)
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1. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (4)

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Displaying items 1 to 4 of 4

American propaganda poster about the need to aid Great Britain
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn533336
- English
- overall: Height: 27.000 inches (68.58 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
American propaganda poster created by artist Max Gordon and the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies. It depicts a black boot with a swastika printed on the heel about to stomp on the Statue of Liberty.
US wartime poster urging people to grow victory gardens
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn533337
- English
- 1943
- overall: Height: 28.000 inches (71.12 cm) | Width: 22.000 inches (55.88 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
American propaganda poster created by the Office of War Information (OWI poster #34) depicting a child with a basket of vegetables and a man and woman working on a garden.
US wartime poster of Hitler promising to bring storm troopers to America
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn533338
- English
- 1942-1943
- overall: Height: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm) | Width: 14.250 inches (36.195 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
American propaganda poster created by the Office of War Information depicting a photograph of Hitler's head with his mouth open as if yelling.
American propaganda poster asserting that Americans will not be fooled by Hitler
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn533339
- English
- 1942-1943
- overall: Height: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm) | Width: 14.250 inches (36.195 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
American propaganda poster created by the Office of War Information depicting a man with a Nazi armband speaking into a radio microphone about Hitler's war aims.

American war posters collection

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American propaganda poster about the need to aid Great Britain

US wartime poster urging people to grow victory gardens

US wartime poster of Hitler promising to bring storm troopers to America

American propaganda poster asserting that Americans will not be fooled by Hitler