1940
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Reelect Roosevelt (American poster, 1940)
Text: Reelect Roosevelt. Year: 1940. Publisher: NA. Artist: Mitchell Loeb. Additional information: The poster contrasts the purported achievements of Roosevelt’s first two terms with the purported failures of his predecessor Herbert Hoover. Scenes of misery and crisis in Hoover’s America in 1932 are juxtaposed with the more hopeful scenes of “New Deal 1940”, with higher…
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I’ve got 9 lives (British poster, ca. 1940)
Text: I’ve got 9 lives, YOU haven’t – look out in the blackout. There’s danger on the roads. Year: ca. 1940. Publisher: Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and Ministry of War Transport. Artist: NA. Additional information: NA.
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Victory is vital! (British pamphlet, ca. 1940)
Text: Victory is vital! Year: ca. 1940. Publisher: Unknown. Artist: Unknown. Additional information: Intended for distribution in West Africa, the illustrations show German soldiers abusing locals, while the text warns the reader of the alleged cruelty and greed of the Germans in contrast to the alleged fairness of the British.
