USA
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Get the hell out of here! (American cartoon, ca. 1930)
Text: Get the hell out of here! Year: ca. 1930. Publisher: Industrial Workers of the World. Artist: NA. Additional information: Shows the ‘4 Hour Day’ booting the devil of ‘Depression’ off a cliff. Apparently published by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union, which had been campaigning for a 4-hour workday in the early…
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Thanks for loafing, pal! (American poster, 1942)
Text: Thanks for loafing, pal! Year: 1942. Publisher: Walter Kidde & Company. Artist: NA. Additional information: Poster shows Hitler awarding an Iron Cross to an idling worker. The poster was one of a number issued by Walter Kidde & Company, a major manufacturer during the war.
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Pope calls Gen. Franco Savior of Civilization (American newspaper cover, 1938)
Text: Pope calls Gen. Franco Savior of Civilization. Year: 1 May, 1939. Publisher: Social Justice. Artist: NA. Additional information: Issue reports on Pope Pius XII’s celebration of Francisco Franco, with accompanying article, titled ‘Spain for Spaniards to be Christian state, not a Hitler ‘puppet’’, detailing Franco’s assurances to the Pope that his state will not…
