1945
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Me travel? (American poster, 1945)
Text: Me travel? …not this summer. Vacation at home. Year: 1945. Publisher: Office of Defense Transportation (ODT). Artist: Albert Dorne. Additional information: Encourages citizens to forgo summer travels in aid of the war effort. Both the US and UK embarked on ‘Holiday at Home’ campaigns during the war, largely to relieve the tremendous wartime strain…
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The cat that wanted to be alone (British cartoon, 1945)
Text: The cat that wanted to be alone. Year: 5 December, 1945. Publisher: Punch magazine. Artist: Leslie Illingworth. Additional information: Illustration shows the shadows of the British lion, American eagle and Russian bear looming over the Iranian cat in reference to the Iran Crisis.
